IT outsourcing: : Evidence from France and Germany
In this article, we study IT outsourcing in two European countries. A survey carried out on 160 large French and German firms highlights the main differences between French and German IT outsourcing practices. First, German firms tend to outsource less critical activities than French ones. Second, IT outsourcing joint-decisions (i.e. top and IT management) are more frequent in Germany than in France. Third, IT outsourcing operations more frequently entail personnel transfers and layoffs in France than in Germany. Fourth, the proportion of quasi-outsourcing operations is larger in Germany than in France. The differences between French and German IT outsourcing practices are explained through cultural and economic differences. French and German findings are also compared to existing empirical evidence in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Year of publication: |
2001
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Authors: | Barthelemy, Jérôme ; Geyer, Dominique |
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European Management Journal. - Elsevier, ISSN 0263-2373. - Vol. 19.2001, 2, p. 195-202
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Subject: | Outsourcing France Germany Information Technology |
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