An empirical investigation of IT outsourcing vs. quasi-outsourcing in France and Germany

Jérôme Barthélemy () and Dominique Geyer ()
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Jérôme Barthélemy: ESSEC Business School
Dominique Geyer: Audencia Recherche - Audencia Business School

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Abstract: An increasingly large number of firms outsource their information technology (IT). Firms that contemplate such outsourcing have two alternatives: (1) a contract with a vendor (i.e., outsourcing) or (2) setting up their own IT subsidiary (i.e., quasi-outsourcing). This study examines some of the determinants of the outsourcing versus quasi-outsourcing decision. Using primary data collected in France and Germany, we show that the decision is strongly influenced by both internal (i.e., asset-specificity, size, and internal organization of IT) and external (i.e., institutional environment) determinants.

Keywords: MIS management; Outsourcing; France; Germany (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-05
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Published in Information and Management, 2005, 42 (4), pp.533-542. ⟨10.1016/j.im.2004.02.005⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2004.02.005

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