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Business-Related Determinants of Offshoring Intensity

Business-Related Determinants of Offshoring Intensity

Shirish Srivastava, Thompson Teo, Partha S. Mohapatra
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781605667706|ISBN10: 1605667706|EISBN13: 9781605667713
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-770-6.ch007
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Srivastava, Shirish, et al. "Business-Related Determinants of Offshoring Intensity." IT Outsourcing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Kirk St.Amant, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 110-125. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-770-6.ch007

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Srivastava, S., Teo, T., & Mohapatra, P. S. (2010). Business-Related Determinants of Offshoring Intensity. In K. St.Amant (Ed.), IT Outsourcing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 110-125). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-770-6.ch007

Chicago

Srivastava, Shirish, Thompson Teo, and Partha S. Mohapatra. "Business-Related Determinants of Offshoring Intensity." In IT Outsourcing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Kirk St.Amant, 110-125. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-770-6.ch007

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Abstract

Some researchers view information systems (IS) offshoring as extension of onshore IS outsourcing. However, others have the opinion that IS offshoring has its unique characteristics because of which, we cannot extend research made in onshore IS outsourcing without testing its applicability to the offshore context. This tension motivates our research to examine whether determinants of IS offshoring are indeed the same as determinants of onshore IS outsourcing? We examine the role of some firm level determinants of offshoring intensity. The four business related determinants that we analyze in this study are: business size, business cost, business financial leverage, and business performance. Results indicate a significant relationship between business size and offshoring intensity, and also between business financial leverage and offshoring intensity. Based on the results, we analyze similarities and differences between traditional onshore IS outsourcing and IS offshoring. Implications and contributions arising out of this study are also discussed.

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