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An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Information Systems Productivity and the Role of Outsourcing Policy
Overview This paper provides a detailed perspective of the IS outsourcing policy decisions with specific focus on business strategy and financial considerations, which have been generally treated separately in this context. An integrative conceptual framework is proposed for studying the influence of business strategy and financial considerations on the IS outsourcing policy, and the influence of financial considerations and IS outsourcing policy on IS productivity. A structural equation model was created to represent the proposed conceptual framework. The model was operationalized by using factor analysis and stepwise regression analyses. Since the objective of the study was to investigate the influence of financial criteria and business strategy variables on IS performance, the set of companies represents an acceptable sample. Data integrity was ensured by extracting remaining data from the same public sources as those used by the survey. Findings of the study suggest that financial considerations are the predominant criteria that influence IS outsourcing policy as well as IS productivity.
| Publisher | Brint.com L.L.C. | File Format | HTML |
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| Date Published | August 2003 | Downloads | 3 |
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