Information Systems Outsourcing

I: Overview.- Information Systems Outsourcing in the New Economy - An Introduction.- On the Theoretical Foundations of Current Outsourcing Research.- II: Determinants of the IS Outsourcing Decision.- Costs, Transaction-Specific Investments and Vendor Dominance of the Marketplace: The Economics of IS Outsourcing.- Outsourcing of Information Systems in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: A Test of a Multi-Theoretical Causal Model.- IT Sourcing - A Dynamic Phenomenon: Forming an Institutional Theory Perspective.- A Taxonomy of Employment Insourcing and Outsourcing Strategies in Information Systems.- III: Arranging and Managing IS Outsourcing Relationships.- Managing IT Outsourcing Risk: Lessons Learned.- Applying Traditional Risk-Return Analysis to Strategic IT Outsourcing Decisions.- Further Thoughts on Information Structure, Knowledge Management and Outsourcing.- Current and Future Directions of IS Outsourcing.- Relational Exchange Theory and IS Outsourcing: Developing a Scale to Measure Relationship Factors.- IV: Experiences and Outcome of IS Outsourcing.- The Normative Value of Transaction Cost Economics: What Managers Have Learned About TCE Principles in the IT Context.- Spiraling Effect of IS Outsourcing Contract Interpretations.- Success of Outsourcing and Strategic Alignment as Predictors of IS Effectiveness.- Outsourcing: A View from Those Doing the Work.- Four Stories of Information Systems Insourcing.- V: Integration, Transaction and Recruitment Platforms.- IS Integration in the Internet Age: Exploring Alternate Infrastructure Sourcing Strategies.- Transaction Platforms as Flexible Interorganizational Systems: The Case of M-Commerce Payment Services in the Financial Logistical Management of the Dutch Payment Industry.- Cybermediaries Supporting the Management of Independent Workers: A Case Study of Extended Outsourcing Relationships.- VI: Application Service Providing (ASP).- Application Service Provision: The IS Infrastructure Context.- A Market Segmentation Strategy for Developing an ASP Business.- Impact of Vendor Capabilities on ASP Performance.- Service Provision and the Net: Risky Application Sourcing?.- List of Contributors.- Sponsors.