Information systems (IS) offshoring has become a widespread practice and a strategic sourcing choice for many firms. While much has been written by researchers about the factors that lead to successful offshoring arrangements from the client's viewpoint, the vendor's perspective has been largely scarce. The vendor perspective is equally important as offshore IS vendors need to make important de...

Globalization of software development has resulted in a rapid shift away from the traditional collocated, on-site development model, to the offshoring model. Emerging trends indicate an increasing interest in offshoring even in early phases like requirements analysis. Additionally, the flexibility offered by the agile development approach makes it attractive for adaptation in globally distribut...

In this paper we focus on the neglected role of anxiety and psychological security in organizational life; specifically, in the context of the organization and development of offshoring relationships that extend across time and geography. In contrast with much of the literature on offshoring (and inter-organizational relationships more generally), which tends to take a very conventional rationa...

Organization processes put lots of emphasis on improving efficiency and effectiveness where outsourcing and offshoring non-core as well as core activities play essential role in achieving these objectives. Adopting outsourcing and offshoring at organizations has many benefits including saving cost using low-wage labor markets, allowing companies to focus on their core business which can lead to...