Strategic Outsourcing: An International Journal: Volume 8 Issue 2/3
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Diversity in team composition, relationship conflict and team leader support on globally distributed virtual software development team performance
Vathsala Wickramasinghe, Sahan NandulaThis study aims to investigate whether diversity in team composition leads to relationship conflict, and, consequently, relationship conflict leads to team performance, and…
Measuring the business value of IT outsourcing: a systems approach
Hannu Kivijärvi, Jussi ToikkanenThe purpose of this study is to examine information technology (IT) outsourcing measurement systems. This paper proposes a systemic framework which can be used to support the…
An agent-based supplier selection framework: Fuzzy case-based reasoning perspective
Alireza Jahani, Masrah Azrifah Azmi Murad, Md. Nasir bin Sulaiman, Mohd. Hasan SelamatThe purpose of this paper is to propose an approach that integrates three complementary perspectives, multi-agent systems, fuzzy logic and case-based reasoning. Unsatisfied…
Cultural and Organisational Diversity Evaluation (CODE): A tool for improving global transactions
Kerstin Siakas, Dimitrios SiakasThis paper aims to present the Cultural and Organisational Diversity Evaluation (CODE) model and its subsequent electronic tool, aiming to assess the cultural fit of global…
An exploratory study of factors influencing make-or-buy of sales activities: The perceptions of senior sales managers
Beth Rogers, Padmali Rodrigo– This paper aims to explore how sales managers make resourcing decisions with particular focus on their perceptions of outsourcing.
Accessing offshoring advantages: what and how to offshore
Alona Mykhaylenko, Ágnes Motika, Brian Vejrum Waehrens, Dmitrij SlepniovThe purpose of this paper is to advance the understanding of factors that affect offshoring performance results. To do so, this paper focuses on the access to location-specific…