Insourcing After the Outsourcing
Insourcing After the Outsourcing

Author: Robert B. Chapman

Publisher: Amacom Books

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780814403860

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Insourcing After the Outsourcing thoroughly explores the pros and cons of outsourcing MIS functions. It puts outsourcing under the microscope and focuses on what happens when it goes wrong, delving into the motivations behind outsourcing, reviewing what companies can really expect from it, exposing the tell-tale signs of outsourcing on the decline, and predicting when, where, and how the failure will begin. It gives you all the information necessary to make informed decisions about outsourcing, prevent an uncomfortable and costly outsourcing experience, or make your escape from an already failed arrangement and insource after the outsourcing.

Outsourcing -- Insourcing
Outsourcing -- Insourcing

Author: Per V. Jenster

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2005-05-05

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 0470014806

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Outsourcing became fashionable in the late 1980s, came of age in the 1990s, and is now a normal part of corporate life. Written by well-known and respected business authors and incorporating new research from Copenhagen Business School, this book covers the newest elements of outsourcing today and discusses how strategic alliances should be established between the buyer and supplier. Topics explored throughout include the scope, scale and importance of what is outsourced; the pricing and risk sharing involved; and changes to organizations which lead them to seek more outsourcing.

Outsourcing and Insourcing in an International Context
Outsourcing and Insourcing in an International Context

Author: Marc J Schniederjans

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-03-26

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1317463331

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Designed for upper-level undergraduate or graduate courses in production-operations management, management information systems, international business, and strategic management, this text focuses on concepts, processes, and methodologies for firms planning to undertake or currently involved in outsourcing-insourcing decisions. "Outsourcing and Insourcing in an International Context" is the only available text that includes coverage of the international risk factors associated with this strategy. The book presents a balanced view of the positive and negative aspects of outsourcing, and provides essential coverage of the fundamental techniques involved in any outsourcing-insourcing decision. In addition, it discusses the ethical ramifications of outsourcing for companies and governments around the world. Each chapter includes learning objectives, discussion questions, and sample problems. An Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, and PowerPoint presentation are available to teachers who adopt the text.

Beyond The Information Systems Outsourcing Bandwagon
Beyond The Information Systems Outsourcing Bandwagon

Author: Mary C. Lacity

Publisher:

Published: 1995-09-28

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13:

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Using detailed case studies, this work explores the dangers of surrendering complete managerial control to outsourcing companies. It describes information systems (IS) outsourcing and explains how the reader can make the most efficient use of IS service providers.

Outsourcing and Insourcing in an International Context
Outsourcing and Insourcing in an International Context

Author: Marc J Schniederjans

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-03-26

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 131746334X

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Designed for upper-level undergraduate or graduate courses in production-operations management, management information systems, international business, and strategic management, this text focuses on concepts, processes, and methodologies for firms planning to undertake or currently involved in outsourcing-insourcing decisions. "Outsourcing and Insourcing in an International Context" is the only available text that includes coverage of the international risk factors associated with this strategy. The book presents a balanced view of the positive and negative aspects of outsourcing, and provides essential coverage of the fundamental techniques involved in any outsourcing-insourcing decision. In addition, it discusses the ethical ramifications of outsourcing for companies and governments around the world. Each chapter includes learning objectives, discussion questions, and sample problems. An Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, and PowerPoint presentation are available to teachers who adopt the text.

The Handbook of Global Outsourcing and Offshoring
The Handbook of Global Outsourcing and Offshoring

Author: I. Oshri

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2009-10-09

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 0230251072

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This book offers a broad perspective on issues relating to the sourcing of systems and business processes in a national and global context, examining the client's and the vendor's involvement in sourcing relationships by putting the emphasis on the capabilities that each side should develop as a result of their interactions with each other.

Outsourcing Management Information Systems
Outsourcing Management Information Systems

Author: Schniederjans, Ashlyn

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2006-09-30

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1599041979

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"This book balances the positive outcomes of outsourcing, which have made it a popular management strategy with the negative to provide a more inclusive decision; it explores risk factors that have not yet been widely associated with this strategy. It focuses on the conceptual "what", "why", and "where" aspects of outsourcing as well as the methodological "how" aspects"--Provided by publisher.

Inside Outsourcing
Inside Outsourcing

Author: Charles L. Gay

Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781857882049

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Beyond the current fad of outsourcing non-core services like IT and customer service, Inside Outsourcing explores territory other books do not go.

Digital Libraries and Institutional Repositories: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
Digital Libraries and Institutional Repositories: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice

Author: Management Association, Information Resources

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-03-06

Total Pages: 579

ISBN-13: 1799824640

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Technology has revolutionized the ways in which libraries store, share, and access information, as well as librarian roles as knowledge managers. As digital resources and tools continue to advance, so too do the opportunities for libraries to become more efficient and house more information. Effective administration of libraries is a crucial part of delivering library services to patrons and ensuring that information resources are disseminated efficiently. Digital Libraries and Institutional Repositories: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice addresses new methods, practices, concepts, and techniques, as well as contemporary challenges and issues for libraries and university repositories that can be accessed electronically. It also addresses the problems of usability and search optimization in digital libraries. Highlighting a range of topics such as content management, resource sharing, and library technologies, this publication is an ideal reference source for librarians, IT technicians, academicians, researchers, and students in fields that include library science, knowledge management, and information retrieval.

Information Systems Outsourcing
Information Systems Outsourcing

Author: Mary C. Lacity

Publisher:

Published: 1993-08-17

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

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Using case studies of 13 companies, examines the intentions, motivations, decision making, outcomes and consequences of information systems outsourcing. Proposes an outsourcing evaluation process.