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Firm Strategic Profile and IT Outsourcing

In: Information Systems Outsourcing

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  • Benoit A. Aubert

    (2020 University)

  • Guillaume Beaurivage

    (3000 chemin de la Côte Sainte-Catherine)

  • Anne-Marie Croteau

    (Concordia University)

  • Suzanne Rivard

    (3000 chemin de la Côte Sainte-Catherine)

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to examine the relationship between business strategy and the level and nature of information technology (IT) outsourcing behaviors. Past research in IT outsourcing has mainly focused on the role of the transaction itself in explaining outsourcing decisions, without investigating the influence of strategic characteristics of the organization. The few studies looking at the strategic profile of organizations led to inconclusive results when looking at the direct effect of strategic characteristics of organizations on outsourcing decisions. When observing organizations, one cannot avoid noticing that organizations of similar size and dealing in the same markets sometimes make very different decisions with respect to IT outsourcing. Because major organizational decisions are likely to reflect a firm's business strategy, it is anticipated that the decisions to outsource IT activities will be influenced by the business strategy. The IT outsourcing phenomenon has been expanding during the past decade, and this growth is likely to continue (Pati & Desai, 2005; Young & Scardino, 2006). An important strand of research has examined the outsourcing decision using transaction costs theory.

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  • Benoit A. Aubert & Guillaume Beaurivage & Anne-Marie Croteau & Suzanne Rivard, 2009. "Firm Strategic Profile and IT Outsourcing," Springer Books, in: Rudy Hirschheim & Armin Heinzl & Jens Dibbern (ed.), Information Systems Outsourcing, pages 217-240, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-540-88851-2_10
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-88851-2_10
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