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What is In-Sourcing

Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
Is a constrast of outsourcing, thereby the organisation decided to develop, execute and implement certain activities or application internally. This could be a strategic approach i.e a long term solution or tactical solution (short time). In another word Insourcing is the process of retaining a business (Information Technology) function internally, whether distributed across the organisation in various business units or maintained centrally in a share service center (Cook, 1999 AU44: The in-text citation "Cook, 1999" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ).
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IT Outsourcing in the Face of Global and Technology Challenges
Abdul Jaleel K. Shittu (Universiti Utara, Malaysia) and Nafisat Afolake Adedokun-Shittu (Universiti Utara, Malaysia)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 10
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch080
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