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Achieving Success and Innovation in Global Sourcing: Perspectives and Practices

9th Global Sourcing Workshop 2015, La Thuile, Italy, February 18-21, 2015, Revised Selected Papers

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  • © 2015

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  1. Ilan Oshri

    1. School of Business and Economics, Loughborough Univ, Loughborough, Loughborough, United Kingdom

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  2. Julia Kotlarsky

    1. Aston University, Aston Business School, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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  3. Leslie P. Willcocks

    1. London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing (LNBIP, volume 236)

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Table of contents (14 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Software Sourcing Modes and Software Sourcing Gestalts

    • Marko Nöhren, Armin Heinzl, Thomas Kude
    Pages 1-28

  3. Towards Model-Based Strategic Sourcing

    • Laleh Rafati, Geert Poels
    Pages 29-51

  4. The Mediating Effect of Formal Contractual Controls in the Relationship Between Experience and Contract Design

    • Kiron Ravindran, Anjana Susarla, Ranjani Krishnan, Deepa Mani
    Pages 52-61

  5. Applying a Configurational Approach for Explaining the Role of Relationship Quality for Successful Outsourcing Arrangements

    • Christian Jentsch, Frank Schlosser, Daniel Beimborn
    Pages 62-82

  6. The Role of Social Capital as Antecedent in Clan Formation in Information Systems Outsourcing Project

    • Riitta Hekkala, Ari Heiskanen, Matti Rossi
    Pages 83-99

  7. Information Technology Outsourcing and the Bottom Line

    • Paul Alpar, Patrick Noll
    Pages 100-123

  8. Riding for a Fall in Outsourced ISD: Knowledge Transfer Challenges Between the Onshore Vendor and the Offshored Unit

    • Aki Alanne, Samuli Pekkola
    Pages 124-141

  9. How to Drive Innovation Within Outsourcing Relations: The Role of Performance Evaluation and Management Control Systems

    • Giovanni Vaia, Marco Bisogno, Giancarlo Bizzarri
    Pages 142-155

  10. Innovation Offshoring by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises – Establishing the Research Gap

    • Michael Gusenbauer, Silvia Massini, Matthias Fink
    Pages 156-170

  11. Understanding Collaboration in Multisourcing Arrangements: A Social Exchange Theory Perspective

    • Albert Plugge, Harry Bouwman
    Pages 171-186

  12. Multi-sourcing Governance: In Perception and in Practice

    • Tingting Lin
    Pages 187-205

  13. Using E-markets for Globally Distributed Work

    • Jos van Hillegersberg, Chintan Amrit
    Pages 206-227

  14. Building a Supply Chain Ecosystem: How the Enterprise Connectivity Interface (ECI) Will Enable and Support Interorganisational Collaboration

    • Simon Dalmolen, Hans Moonen, Jos van Hillegersberg
    Pages 228-239

  15. The Importance of IT Energy Efficiency in Outsourcing Decision Making: A Survey in the Dutch Outsourcing Infrastructure Market

    • Erik Beulen
    Pages 240-250

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 251-251
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About this book

This book constitutes revised selected papers from the 9th international Global Sourcing Workshop 2015, held in La Thuile, Italy, in February 2015. The 14 contributions included were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions.

The book offers a review of the key topics in outsourcing and offshoring, populated with practical frameworks that serve as a tool kit to students and managers. The range of topics covered is wide and diverse, but predominately focused on how to achieve success and innovation in global sourcing. The topics discussed combine theoretical and practical insights regarding challenges that industry leaders, policy makers, and professionals face. Case studies from various organizations, industries and countries are used extensively throughout the book to illustrate results and findings. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Business and Economics, Loughborough Univ, Loughborough, Loughborough, United Kingdom

    Ilan Oshri

  • Aston University, Aston Business School, Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Julia Kotlarsky

  • London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom

    Leslie P. Willcocks

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