Offshore outsourcing in large companies: motivations and risks perceived
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Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
Texto Completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/11110/601 |
Resumo: | When companies opt for information systems (IS) outsourcing, within the set of contracted services, they can contract their entire service needs to onshore suppliers or to offshore companies, or part of these services can be contracted to onshore suppliers and the other part to offshore suppliers. The offshore outsourcing reveals itself nowadays as an important strategic option to IS management optimization. This paper presents and discusses the main results of a survey that was carried out in Portugal to determine several aspects of offshore practice in large companies. It allowed the identification of the services more frequently contracted, the most common motivations for choosing offshore suppliers and the main risks perceived by companies. This research contributes to a better understanding of the IS offshore market, enabling client companies and vendors to improve their strategic business action. |
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Offshore outsourcing in large companies: motivations and risks perceivedOutsourcingInformation systemsOffshoreWhen companies opt for information systems (IS) outsourcing, within the set of contracted services, they can contract their entire service needs to onshore suppliers or to offshore companies, or part of these services can be contracted to onshore suppliers and the other part to offshore suppliers. The offshore outsourcing reveals itself nowadays as an important strategic option to IS management optimization. This paper presents and discusses the main results of a survey that was carried out in Portugal to determine several aspects of offshore practice in large companies. It allowed the identification of the services more frequently contracted, the most common motivations for choosing offshore suppliers and the main risks perceived by companies. This research contributes to a better understanding of the IS offshore market, enabling client companies and vendors to improve their strategic business action.African Journal of Business Management2014-01-14T19:47:07Z2014-01-14T19:47:07Z2012-09-12T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/11110/601oai:ciencipca.ipca.pt:11110/601eng1993-8233http://hdl.handle.net/11110/601Varajão, J. E.Cruz-Cunha, M. M.Fraga, M. G.Amaral, L.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-09-05T12:52:10Zoai:ciencipca.ipca.pt:11110/601Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:01:03.524716Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Offshore outsourcing in large companies: motivations and risks perceived |
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Offshore outsourcing in large companies: motivations and risks perceived |
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Offshore outsourcing in large companies: motivations and risks perceived Varajão, J. E. Outsourcing Information systems Offshore |
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Offshore outsourcing in large companies: motivations and risks perceived |
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Offshore outsourcing in large companies: motivations and risks perceived |
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Offshore outsourcing in large companies: motivations and risks perceived |
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Offshore outsourcing in large companies: motivations and risks perceived |
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Offshore outsourcing in large companies: motivations and risks perceived |
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Varajão, J. E. |
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Varajão, J. E. Cruz-Cunha, M. M. Fraga, M. G. Amaral, L. |
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Cruz-Cunha, M. M. Fraga, M. G. Amaral, L. |
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Varajão, J. E. Cruz-Cunha, M. M. Fraga, M. G. Amaral, L. |
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Outsourcing Information systems Offshore |
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Outsourcing Information systems Offshore |
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When companies opt for information systems (IS) outsourcing, within the set of contracted services, they can contract their entire service needs to onshore suppliers or to offshore companies, or part of these services can be contracted to onshore suppliers and the other part to offshore suppliers. The offshore outsourcing reveals itself nowadays as an important strategic option to IS management optimization. This paper presents and discusses the main results of a survey that was carried out in Portugal to determine several aspects of offshore practice in large companies. It allowed the identification of the services more frequently contracted, the most common motivations for choosing offshore suppliers and the main risks perceived by companies. This research contributes to a better understanding of the IS offshore market, enabling client companies and vendors to improve their strategic business action. |
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2012 |
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