TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing Organizational Adoption of Information Systems Outsourcing
AU - Martins, Ricardo
AU - Thomas, Manoj Abraham
AU - Oliveira, Tiago
N1 - Martins, R., Thomas, M. A., & Oliveira, T. (2015). Assessing Organizational Adoption of Information Systems Outsourcing. Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, 25(4), 360-378. https://doi.org/10.1080/10919392.2015.1087702
PY - 2015/10/2
Y1 - 2015/10/2
N2 - The information systems outsourcing (ISO) field continues to grow, as organizations consistently seek improvements in IT activities. The global scope of outsourcing participation and growth leads to gaps of knowledge related to the contextual factors that influence ISO adoption. Using the technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework, this study identifies and contextualizes the determinants of ISO adoption. Data collected from 261 firms suggest that relative advantage, firm size, top management support, and competitive pressure are the main determinants of ISO. This study highlights the importance of assessing ISO using the TOE theoretical lens, and offers replication of prior results, the lack of which is a growing concern in social science research.
AB - The information systems outsourcing (ISO) field continues to grow, as organizations consistently seek improvements in IT activities. The global scope of outsourcing participation and growth leads to gaps of knowledge related to the contextual factors that influence ISO adoption. Using the technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework, this study identifies and contextualizes the determinants of ISO adoption. Data collected from 261 firms suggest that relative advantage, firm size, top management support, and competitive pressure are the main determinants of ISO. This study highlights the importance of assessing ISO using the TOE theoretical lens, and offers replication of prior results, the lack of which is a growing concern in social science research.
KW - diffusion of innovations
KW - information systems outsourcing
KW - IT adoption
KW - technology-organization-environment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84944677375&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10919392.2015.1087702
DO - 10.1080/10919392.2015.1087702
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84944677375
SN - 1091-9392
VL - 25
SP - 360
EP - 378
JO - Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce
JF - Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce
IS - 4
ER -