Volume 10, Issue 2 

Information Systems (IS) Sourcing

Guest Editors:

Dr. Rudy Hirschheim, Louisiana State University, USA
Dr. Jens Dibbern, University of Mannheim, Schloss, Germany
Dr. Armin Heinzl, University of Mannheim, Schloss, Germany

Table of Contents

Foreword to the special issue on IS sourcing (125-127)
Rudy Hirschheim , Jens Dibbern and Armin Heinzl

Firm strategic profile and IT outsourcing (129-143)
Benoit A. Aubert , Guillaume Beaurivage , Anne-Marie Croteau and Suzanne Rivard


An integrative model of trust on IT outsourcing: Examining a bilateral perspective (145-163)
Jae-Nam Lee , Minh Q. Huynh and Rudy Hirschheim


Understanding the outsourcing learning curve: A longitudinal analysis of a large Australian company (165-178)
Julie Fisher , Rudy Hirschheim and Robert Jacobs


Information technology workforce skills: The software and IT services provider perspective ( 179-194 )
Tim Goles , Stephen Hawk and Kate M. Kaiser

Strategic dependence on the IT resource and outsourcing: A test of the strategic control model (195-210)
Detmar Straub , Peter Weill and Kathy S. Schwaig

The impact of process standardization on business process outsourcing success (211-224)
Kim Wüllenweber , Daniel Beimborn , Tim Weitzel and Wolfgang König

Turnover intentions of Indian IS professionals (225-241)
Mary C. Lacity , Vidya V. Iyer and Prasad S. Rudramuniyaiah

The impact of cultural differences in offshore outsourcing—Case study results from German–Indian application development projects (243-258)
Jessica K. Winkler , Jens Dibbern and Armin Heinzl

A US Client's learning from outsourcing IT work offshore (259-275)
Joseph W. Rottman and Mary C. Lacity