A multi-level investigation of information technology outsourcing

被引:39
作者
Aubert, Benoit A. [1 ]
Houde, Jean-Francois [2 ]
Patry, Michel [1 ]
Rivard, Suzanne [1 ]
机构
[1] HEC Montreal, Montreal, PQ H3T 2A7, Canada
[2] Univ Penn, Wharton Sch, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
关键词
Outsourcing; Theory of the firm; Information services; Multi-level analysis; Production costs; Transaction costs; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; VERTICAL INTEGRATION; TRANSACTION COST; EMPIRICAL-EXAMINATION; FIRM; DECISIONS; INDUSTRY; MODEL; ORGANIZATION; BOUNDARIES;
D O I
10.1016/j.jsis.2012.04.004
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
This study proposes and tests a model of the information technology (IT) outsourcing decision that includes antecedents of both transaction costs and production costs. Production costs show the most robust influence on governance. Skills required to execute the activities, interdependence between the activities, and firm-level characteristics - uncertainty and knowledge intensity - are the main explanatory variables of the decision. Transaction-level uncertainty is the only transaction cost variable found to influence the decision. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:233 / 244
页数:12
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