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Investigating the Relationship Between Outsourcing and Innovation

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Information Systems Outsourcing

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The linkages between outsourcing and innovation are complex. Some findings suggest that outsourcing is a way to generate increased levels of innovation. However, some recommendations extracted from the IT outsourcing literature do not seem to favor innovation through outsourcing arrangements. By understanding the different types of innovation and combining this knowledge with the IT outsourcing body of knowledge, it is possible to conjecture the potential effect of outsourcing on innovation in various circumstances.

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  1. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

    Benoit A. Aubert

  2. Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

    Akie Iriyama

  3. HEC Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    Ondelansek Kay

  4. State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA

    Rajiv Kishore

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  3. Institute for Information Systems Dept of Information Engineering, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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Aubert, B.A., Iriyama, A., Kay, O., Kishore, R. (2014). Investigating the Relationship Between Outsourcing and Innovation. In: Hirschheim, R., Heinzl, A., Dibbern, J. (eds) Information Systems Outsourcing. Progress in IS. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43820-6_2

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