Transaction Cost Theory, the Resource-based View, and Information Technology Sourcing Decisions: a Re-examination of Lacity Et Al.’s Findings
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This paper re-examines findings on information technology outsourcing. Using the resourcebased view, instead of transaction cost theory, explains several anomalies found in previous studies. Results also support the claim that specialization is an adequate proxy for strategic value, and not for asset specificity, as argued in some prior studies.
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تاریخ انتشار 2003