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Quo vadis: Descriptive and Thematic Analysis on IT Outsourcing

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Information Systems, Technology and Management (ICISTM 2012)

Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science ((CCIS,volume 285))

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IT outsourcing is highly prioritized in science and practice. The number of scientific publications is increasing as rapid as market growth. Technological and market-related developments in scientific research and economic reality provide the motivation to conduct a literature review and give an outlook about future considerations of IT outsourcing. Overall, in the last decade back to 2000, 283 articles were analyzed. A systematic classification of research in IT outsourcing helps to categorize the wide range of topics in this field. Thematic developments, subject areas, research theories and industry sectors are analyzed in a systematic manner.

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  1. Department of Business Informatics and Systems Engineering, Augsburg University, Universitätsstraße 16, 86159, Augsburg, Germany

    Stefan Bensch

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  1. Computer Science, College of Engineering and Science, Louisiana Tech University, 71272, Ruston, LA, USA

    Sumeet Dua

  2. Department of Information Systems, College of Engineering and Information, Technology, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, 2125, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Aryya Gangopadhyay

  3. Department of Computer Science, The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Parimala Thulasiraman

  4. ISTI - CNR, Pisa, Italy

    Umberto Straccia

  5. Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University Halifax, B3H 1W5, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Michael Shepherd

  6. Faculty of Media: Media Systems, Bauhaus University Weimar, 99421, Weimar, Germany

    Benno Stein

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Bensch, S. (2012). Quo vadis: Descriptive and Thematic Analysis on IT Outsourcing. In: Dua, S., Gangopadhyay, A., Thulasiraman, P., Straccia, U., Shepherd, M., Stein, B. (eds) Information Systems, Technology and Management. ICISTM 2012. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 285. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29166-1_21

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