This paper conducts a two-period dynamic analysis of sourcing mode choices for e-commerce projects implemented by large firms during 1999-2002. We Journat of Management tnformation Systems /Winter 2004-5, \o\. 21, No. .1. pp. 47-82. ©2OO5M.E. Shaipe. [nc. 0742-1222 / 2005 $9.50 + 0.00. 48 KISHORE, AGRAWAL. AND RAO differentiate e-commerce assets that are the focus of a sourcing decision in term...

The capacity of organizations to share knowledge is seen as a source of competitive advantage in many industries. Knowledge sourcing and knowledge reuse have been indicated as important enablers of organizational efficiency and innovation performance. Although firms may own valuable knowledge, the presence of barriers to knowledge sourcing and reuse may hinder the exploitation of such knowledge...

Capacity reservation contracts and spot markets are two alternative purchasing practices. We focus on the cost-effective management of the combined use of these two procurement sources. Due to the variability of the spot market prices and demand uncertainty, the flexibility of combined sourcing can be advantageous. Spot market purchasing is a benefit in case of low spot market prices or insuffi...

Afirm’s organizational and technological boundaries are two important demarcation lines when sourcing for technology. Based on this theoretical lens, four possible combinations of exploration and exploitation emerge. Applying an ambidexterity perspective to a firm’s technology sourcing strategy, we hypothesize that a curvilinear relationship exists between a firm’s technology sourcing mix and i...

In this paper, we examine the impact of eProcurement and strategic alliances on corporate sourcing strategies. We present a framework we developed to help managers focus on the relevant issues for sourcing decisions. We illustrate the framework with different types of sourcing relationships in practice and provide advice on what type of relationship may be most effective in specific situations.

The Internet has had a profound influence on innovation practices. Crowd sourcing has tipped the innovation balance from the domination of large corporations towards smaller entities and access to these innovation sources has become an important part of innovation strategy. Customer crowd sourcing, such as MyStarbucksIdea, has opened new avenues of identifying customer needs and trends. Another...

While many theories of the firm seek to explain when firms make rather than buy, in practice firms often make and buy the same inputthey engage in plural sourcing. We argue that explaining the mix of external procurement and internal sourcing for the same input requires a consideration of complementarities across and constraints within modes of procurement. We create analytical foundations for ...

Many organizations are currently deciding whether to insource or outsource their IS function or parts thereof, but are unsure as to what kind of organizational structure to arrange for sourcing and where to locate the sourced activities. To assist in this matter, several IT consultancy firms are providing sourcing consultancy to their clients, resulting in a large body of practical knowledge th...

Utilizing a global IT sourcing strategy bears enormous growth potential. With the main focus on cost reduction in valuation of sourcing alternatives, risk and risk diversification effects are often inadequately considered or completely neglected. This systematically results in wrong decisions about global sourcing. Correct decisions are in particular important for the success of IT services pro...

This paper investigates the impacts of both the demand uncertainty and the supply disruption probability on the decisions of two sourcing strategies: one is dual sourcing and the other is single sourcing with contingent supply. The expected profit functions and the optimal decisions of the buyer are derived and compared. Then sensitivity analysis is given through numerical examples. Explicit in...