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Developing congruent and actionable understandings in information systems development offshoring relations

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Knowledge Processes in Globally Distributed Contexts

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The last decade has witnessed a sharp increase in offshore outsourcing activities (Hirschheim et al., 2005), which Robinson and Kalakota (2004: 4) define as “the delegation or subcontracting of administrative, engineering, research, development, or technical support processes to a third-party vendor based in a low-cost location”. Although such activities may entail numerous benefits, compared to conventional outsourcing, offshoring generally faces organizations with additional complications (Carmel and Tjia, 2005; King et al., 2004).

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  1. Information Systems and Management Group, Warwick Business School, UK

    Julia Kotlarsky (Associate Professor of Information Systems) (Associate Professor of Information Systems)

  2. Rotterdam School of Management Erasmus, The Netherlands

    Ilan Oshri (Associate Professor of Strategic Management) (Associate Professor of Strategic Management)

  3. Netherlands Defence Academy, The Netherlands

    Paul C. van Fenema (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

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Tiwari, V., van Fenema, P.C., Vlaar, P.W.L. (2008). Developing congruent and actionable understandings in information systems development offshoring relations. In: Kotlarsky, J., Oshri, I., van Fenema, P.C. (eds) Knowledge Processes in Globally Distributed Contexts. Technology, Work and Globalization. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230582408_8

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