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Managing IT Outsourcing Risk: Lessons Learned
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Aubert, Benoit Patry, Michel Rivard, Suzanne |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Abstract | Risk is inherent to almost any business decision. New product development, capital investments, and implementation of state of the art technology are often used as examples of risky business ventures; while they may lead to major benefits, they may also result in important losses. Outsourcing decisions, and contractual arrangements of the type required by an IT outsourcing deal, are another example of a risky business endeavor. While it can lead to lower costs, economies of scale, access to specialized resources, and new business ventures (Gupta and Gupta, 1992 ; Huff, 1991), outsourcing can have unwanted outcomes such as escalating costs, diminishing service levels, and loss of expertise, to name a few (Earl, 1996; Gack, 1994 ; Lacity and Hirschheim, 1993). |
| Starting Page | 155 |
| Ending Page | 176 |
| Page Count | 22 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-662-04754-5_7 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.cirano.qc.ca/files/publications/2001s-39.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www2.hec.ca/gresi/documents/cahier0111.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://depot.erudit.org/bitstream/000231dd/1/2001s-39.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://expertise.hec.ca/gresi/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cahier0111.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04754-5_7 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
