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Outsourcing, Insourcing IT-Related Business: The Impact on the Organization

Outsourcing, Insourcing IT-Related Business: The Impact on the Organization
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Author(s): James A. Sena (California Polytechnic State University, USA)
Copyright: 2006
Pages: 3
Source title: Emerging Trends and Challenges in Information Technology Management
Source Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-019-6.ch005
ISBN13: 9781616921286
EISBN13: 9781466665361

Abstract

Outsourcing by American companies has become a way of doing business. Various forms of strategic sourcing are means for firms to compete strategically in the global marketplace. This paper defines outsourcing and describes its evolution over the in terms of job migration and its economic pros and cons. The deployment of IT sourcing is discussed as well – indicating that there are many variations of what we think to be outsourcing and insourcing.

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