Information Systems Outsourcing
Subtitle: Enduring Themes, Emergent Patterns and Future Directions
Contributors: Rudy Hirschheim (Editor); Armin Heinzl (Editor); Jens Dibbern (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: April 29, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 537
ISBN-13: 9783540431039
Subjects: Business & Management; Business information systems; Internet; Management & management techniques; Information resources management; Electronic data processing departments; Computer Industry (Economic Aspects); Office equipment leases; Business Consulting; Industries - General; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Electronic data processing dep; Business/Economics; Contracting out; Computer service industry; General; Information Management; Applicaton Service Providing; Computers / Management Information Systems; IS; IS Outsourcing; IS Outsourcing Life Cycle; IS Outsourcing Relationship Management; Consulting; Information resources manageme
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.