Title
Risk identification and conduction model for financial institution IT outsourcing in China.
Abstract
In this paper we study the risks around IT outsourcing in Chinese financial institutions. We build a framework that explains the conduction paths from risk factors to risks, and from risks to resulting losses. Our framework describes relationships among 8 risk factors, 7 risks and 4 kinds of losses. Through case study we find that the main risk factors faced by Chinese financial institutions during IT outsourcing include limited IT literacy, limited choices of contractors, cultural conflict and objective misalignment with the contractors. These factors comprise the main differences between developing and developed countries in their financial institution IT outsourcing practices. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1007/s10799-012-0131-z
Information Technology and Management
Keywords
Field
DocType
IT outsourcing, Risk identification, Risk conduction, Chinese financial institutions, Case study
Financial risk,Financial risk management,Literacy,Actuarial science,Financial institution,Computer science,China,Outsourcing,Finance,Cultural conflict,Marketing,Knowledge process outsourcing
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
13
4
15737667
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
12
0.72
31
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Liangjuan Qin1131.41
Harris Wu2553.94
Nan Zhang3715.89
Xiang Li414512.11