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Decision Making Process of Information Systems Outsourcing
Abstract
Information Systems (IS) outsourcing is all the rage these days in corporate America and seems to be spreading worldwide with current globalization trends (Pfannenstein and Tsai, 2004). While IS, is still considered a key component of the business strategy at most corporations cost cutting, core competency and competitive pressures have led many companies to look at IS outsourcing. The decision to outsource IS, is very critical in these situations as it effects not only the company organizationally and strategically but also economically. So this paper intends to examine the phenomenon of IS outsourcing, its origins, types, impacts and trends. The major part of the paper will look at the various decision making processes and models for IS outsourcing. The paper concludes with the current trends in IS outsourcing that are expected to have a major impact on companies around the world.
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