Exploring Virtuality Within and Beyond Organizations

Exploring Virtuality Within and Beyond Organizations

Author: N. Panteli

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2008-05-09

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 0230593976

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In recent years, there has been much interest in the 'virtual' –teams, organizations and communities –in management research and practice. As technology and social practices change we have more opportunity to experience different forms of virtuality, and in the process our understanding and conception of virtuality changes.


Virtual Social Networks

Virtual Social Networks

Author: N. Panteli

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2009-07-16

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 0230250882

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As technology changes, so too have its applications and our uses and experiences with them have changed as well. The emergence of new technologies offer opportunities for new ways of interacting, playing, working and learning. It is within the context of simultaneous excitement and anxiety that we discuss Virtual Social Networks.


Collaboration in Outsourcing

Collaboration in Outsourcing

Author: S. Brinkkemper

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-06

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 0230362990

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Although IT outsourcing is nothing new, it remains surprisingly challenging for professionals. This book assists the IT professional in several areas of the outsourcing process: establishing outsourcing relationships, maintaining and managing the relationship, and finally governing outsourcing projects successfully.


Global Challenges for Identity Policies

Global Challenges for Identity Policies

Author: E. Whitley

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-18

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 0230245374

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The goals of this book are to provide a comprehensive review of identity policies as they are being implemented in various countries around the world, to consider the key arenas where identity policies are developed and to provide intellectual coherence for making sense of these various activities.


Managing Change in IT Outsourcing

Managing Change in IT Outsourcing

Author: Albert Plugge

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-11-12

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 1137030453

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Through case studies this volume provides evidence that a link between sourcing capabilities and organizational structure contributes to a positive sourcing performance. Reveals that providers who are able to adapt to changing client circumstances, whilst establishing a fit, succeed in achieving a sustainable performance.


Materiality, Rules and Regulation

Materiality, Rules and Regulation

Author: Giovan Francesco Lanzara

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-02-20

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1137552646

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Materiality, Rules and Regulation: New Trend in Management and Organization Studies concentrates on the relationship of rules and regulation to the materiality of artefacts, practices, and organizations. It combines the recent scholarly interest on sociomateriality with a focus on regulation and rules.


The Outsourcing Enterprise

The Outsourcing Enterprise

Author: L. Willcocks

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-05-31

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 0230290574

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Evidence shows that organizations with both a CEO and a team involved in sourcing strategy and supplier configuration make more effective decisions. If the wrong supplier is chosen, performance can be negatively affected. Here the authors look at how companies can improve their outsourcing capabilities.


Dynamic Innovation in Outsourcing

Dynamic Innovation in Outsourcing

Author: Leslie P. Willcocks

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-05-07

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 3319753525

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This book is a guide for achieving innovation through outsourcing. Unpacking the various challenges faced by client firms and suppliers, the authors take the reader through the innovation lifecycle and devise a clear plan to achieve valuable results. Offering practical frameworks and tools to ensure informed decision-making at every stage, this book also includes collaborative structures and metrics to measure outcomes. Written by leading figures in the area of outsourcing, this book offers both the academic rigor and the hands-on experience based on dozens of cases that walk the reader from the very beginning of the outsourcing journey to the successful delivery of transformative innovations.


Socially Responsible Outsourcing

Socially Responsible Outsourcing

Author: Brian Nicholson

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-07-15

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 113755729X

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Socially Responsible Outsourcing is an edited collection that focus on the topic of socially responsible outsourcing (SRO) including research frameworks, rich case studies, and an SRO agenda for the future.


Sustainable Global Outsourcing

Sustainable Global Outsourcing

Author: Ron Babin

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-08-31

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 1137035315

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Through a series of case studies and surveys, the authors examine current sustainability trends in outsourcing and recommend how providers should prepare for increasing buyer demands in this area, suggesting buyers and providers can work together to build successful outsourcing relationships through collaborative sustainability projects.