Paper Info
Title
A Systematic Literature Review on IT Outsourcing Decision and Future Research Directions
Abstract
AbstractDuring the recent decades, some academic research on the subject of information technology outsourcing (ITO) decision has appeared in different outlets, which may impede the use of such resources and as a result, repetition of research by various researchers is very likely. The purpose of this paper is then to conduct a systematic literature review (SLR) pertaining to research on ITO decision. Then, this review intends to 1) classify ITO decision literature, 2) provide a list of factors affecting ITO decision, and 3) identify ITO strategies. To this end, 91 ITO articles published between 2000 and 2018 in 51 unique journals were reviewed. The results yielded three kinds of descriptive, relational, and comparative ITO decision studies. The determinants of ITO decisions are classified into technological, organizational, environmental and user adoption factors. Furthermore, the trend of studied ITO strategies in the reviewed literature is analyzed, and future sourcing varietals are proposed. Finally, some insights and future research directions are proposed based on the review results.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.4018/JGIM.2020040108
Periodicals
Keywords
DocType
Volume
IT Outsourcing Decision,IT Outsourcing Strategies,Systematic Literature Review,Technology Organization and Environment (TOE) Model
Journal
28
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
2
1062-7375
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Payam Hanafizadeh125720.89
Ahad Zare Ravasan28211.12