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Significance of Supplier Selection Criteria Evolvement in IT Outsourcing to Emerging Economies - Lessons from a Global IT Outsourcing Project
2015
In line with the increasing significance of the acceleration of information technology (IT) advancement and also of harnessing the vigor of emerging economies, IT outsourcing to emerging economies has become global concerns. This enables global companies to enjoy a critical competitive edge by choosing the best option in outsourcing strategy and supplier selection. Consequently, supplier selection criteria have become critical issues for both suppliers and customers. This paper attempts to provide insightful suggestions to these issues. An empirical analysis was conducted taking supplier selection criteria evolvement in global IT outsourcing project focusing on action research in a multinat…
In-house versus external basic research and first-to-market innovations
2016
This paper explores to what extent conducting internal basic research, as opposed to external basic research (i.e. outsourcing and collaboration with universities) encourages firms to bring new products into the market ahead of competitors, and contributes to innovation performance. The analysis is based on a sample of Spanish manufacturing firms over the period 2006–2012. Our findings suggest that conducting in-house basic research affects firm's propensity to introduce product novelties. Furthermore, performing this activity continuously affects the probability of being product-pioneer in low and medium–low tech sectors. Collaboration with universities also helps in introducing new produc…
Outsourcing information systems: A strategic partnership with risks
1993
Abstract As information processing and telecommunications technology increase in sophistication and complexity, organizations are finding it more difficult to manage their information systems (IS) for business success. Growing numbers are now sharing these responsibilities and risks with outsourcing vendors. American Standard, Eastman Kodak, General Dynamics, Metropolitan Life, and Young & Rubicam are prominent companies which have outsourced some or all of their IS activities. They are looking to gain competitive advantages by cutting costs and focusing internal resources on core activities. However, compromises in management control and data security, the potential of hidden costs, and th…
Czy administracja publiczna musi wykonywać zadania z zakresu pomocy społecznej?
2020
Administracja publiczna powołana jest do realizacji zadań przypisanych państwu, a zatem takich, które przekraczają możliwości członków wspólnoty składającej się na państwo. Jednym z takich zadań jest wspieranie osób, które własnym staraniem nie są w stanie zaspokajać własnych potrzeb. Jego realizacja przez państwo wynika z zasady solidarności, która wspólnie z zasadą pomocniczości leży u podstaw wspierania tych, którzy nie są w stanie właściwie zadbać o własne potrzeby. Pomoc społeczna jest tą sferą aktywności społecznej, która może być zaspokajana mocą aktywności podmiotów indywidualnych, jednakże wspólnota po to utworzyła państwo, aby przy jego wykorzystaniu wspierać słabszych i tych, któ…
Hungary:Filling the Gaps in the Strategic State Sector
2017
The aim of this article is to introduce the evolution of the private sport sector in Hungary. First, taking a historical viewpoint into account, the emergence of the private sport sector will be sketched from the 1800s to date. It is reasonable to say that with some exceptional periods such as the state socialist era, the private sport sector in Hungary has always been present, but its scope and forms of function have been adapted to the current social, political, and economic environments. Second, statistical data will be presented to show the structure and volume of the private sport sector using data from 2013. Third, the ‘development path’ of sport acts, which reflects the professionali…
Union representation and prevention of occupational risks during the crisis: impact and limits
2019
La investigación que presentamos estudia el impacto de la intervención sindical en materia de salud laboral, en lo que se refiere tanto a la gestión preventiva y creación de una cultura participativa como en los procesos de vigilancia y control de las condiciones de trabajo. A tal efecto, se han consultado las principales encuestas nacionales e internacionales sobre gestión de riesgos laborales en las empresas, analizando los datos más relevantes en base a modelos de regresión logística y lineal, lo que ha permitido constatar que la representación sindical de los trabajadores en la empresa (generalista y especializada) correlaciona positivamente con el desarrollo de las principales dimensio…
An Information Systems Design Product Theory for Software Project Estimation and Measurement Systems
2009
There is relatively little research on software Project Estimation and Measurement Systems (PEMS). Commercial PEMS vary in functionality and effectiveness. Their intended users thus do not know what to expect from PEMS and how to evaluate them. This paper creates an information system design product theory for the class of PEMS that prescribes the meta-requirements, the meta-design, and applicable theories for all products within the class. Meta-requirements and the meta-design are derived from the project estimation and measurement literature, experiences obtained during more than ten years of empirical work in Finnish Software Measurement Association, and a commercially available PEMS.
IT-supported international outsourcing of software production
2002
Outsourcing under Threat: Estimated Impact of Potential Tariffs on US Imports from Mexico
2017
In this paper, I discuss the effects of certain trade policy measures, mostly import tariffs, presently contemplated by the US government, aimed at enhancing domestic employment in a number of targeted industries. I intend to show that insofar as such measures restrain free trade among NAFTA member-countries, they run counter to a basic rule suggested by conventional theory, stating that, following changes in the tariff structure, resources will shift toward activities that enjoy the highest rate of effective protection. I try to demonstrate that erecting barriers against inside-NAFTA trade, aside from hurting industries that use outsourcing extensively, has little chances to create incenti…