Information Systems Outsourcing
Subtitle: Enduring Themes, New Perspectives and Global Challenges
Contributors: Rudy Hirschheim (Editor); Armin Heinzl (Editor); Jens Dibbern (Editor)
Edition: 2nd ed. edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: October 5, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 704
ISBN-13: 9783540348757
Subjects: Business & Management; Economics; Economics, Finance, Business and Industry; Management - General; Business/Economics; Business & Economics; Computers - General Information; Management Information Systems; Applicaton Service Providing; Business Process Outsourcing; Computers / Management Information Systems; IS Outsourcing; Information Systems; Information Systems Outsourcing; Make-or-Buy; Economics - General; Computer service industry; Contracting out; Electronic data processing departments; Information resources management
First sentence: The notion of outsourcing - making arrangements with an external entity for the provision of goods or services to supplement or replace internal efforts - has been around for centuries.