Use of Transaction Cost Economics to Study Information Technology Outsourcing: Over-Application or Under-Theorizing?

Published: Jan 1, 2004
Abstract
IS discipline has witnessed significant growth in research on IT in- and out-sourcing. Economic theories inform a large portion of this work. This paper examines the use of Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) as a theoretical lens to study IT sourcing decisions (internal vs. external). It reviews TCE's major assumptions and assesses its key constructs: frequency, asset specificity, opportunism, and uncertainty, with regard to how they have been...
Paper Details
Title
Use of Transaction Cost Economics to Study Information Technology Outsourcing: Over-Application or Under-Theorizing?
Published Date
Jan 1, 2004
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