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Country Environments and the Adoption of IT Outsourcing

Country Environments and the Adoption of IT Outsourcing

Wen Guang Qu, Alain Pinsonneault
Copyright: © 2011 |Volume: 19 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 21
ISSN: 1062-7375|EISSN: 1533-7995|EISBN13: 9781613509999|DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2011010102
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Qu, Wen Guang, and Alain Pinsonneault. "Country Environments and the Adoption of IT Outsourcing." JGIM vol.19, no.1 2011: pp.30-50. http://doi.org/10.4018/jgim.2011010102

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Qu, W. G. & Pinsonneault, A. (2011). Country Environments and the Adoption of IT Outsourcing. Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM), 19(1), 30-50. http://doi.org/10.4018/jgim.2011010102

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Qu, Wen Guang, and Alain Pinsonneault. "Country Environments and the Adoption of IT Outsourcing," Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM) 19, no.1: 30-50. http://doi.org/10.4018/jgim.2011010102

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Abstract

Research on information technology (IT) outsourcing adoption has been confined to a single-country perspective. The understanding of how country-specific variables influence the adoption of IT outsourcing is limited. This study uses new institutional economics to build a framework that links country-level factors to the adoption of IT domestic outsourcing. The authors suggest that country-level factors, such as the maturity of the IT-related legal system, social trust, uncertainty avoidance, Internet penetration, and the maturity of the IT outsourcing market, affect the opportunism costs and coordination costs involved in domestic IT outsourcing and influence its adoption among firms. The results show that the maturity of the IT-related legal system, social trust, and the maturity of the IT outsourcing market are positively associated with IT outsourcing adoption. The authors conclude the paper with a discussion of the study’s implications for practice and future research.

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