Essays about: "managing change in IT outsourcing"

Found 2 essays containing the words managing change in IT outsourcing.

1. 1. Managing Supplier Innovation: A Case Study of the Wind-Turbine Industry

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Daniel Karimi; Ole Christian Ihalainen; [2014-12-12]
   Keywords : buyer-supplier relationship; open innovation; supplier innovation; supplier segmentation; supplier interface; hidden knowledge; simple versus complex innovation problem; radical versus incremental innovation; exploration versus exploitation; supplier involvement; global sourcing; risk-return trade-off; ambidexterity;

   Abstract : Having reliable supplier relationship is one of the main sources for companies’ open innovation strategy, exploring and raising the level of innovativeness. Consequently, managing open innovation is a crucial challenge for managers, particularly in many high tech industries, where the interests of buyer and supplier change constantly. READ MORE

3. 2. Managing the internal IT function’s changing role when outsourcing

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : Maria Ågren; Daniel Winther; [2007]
   Keywords : Outsourcing; IT internet; Vendor relation;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the changing role of the internal IT function when IT services/capabilities are outsourced to one or more external vendors. More closely we analyze how the process of outsourcing affects several dimensions of the IT function, such as strategic alignment, organizational structures, governance, innovation, capabilities and vendor management. READ MORE