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Strategic Outsourcing, an International Journal (SOIJ)
the first and only Scientific Journal in the field of Sourcing and Procurement


Volume 1 Issue 1 Volume 2 Issue 1
Volume 1 Issue 2 Volume 2 Issue 2
Volume 1 Issue 3  Volume 2 Issue 3 (in press)

VOLUME 1


Volume 1 Issue 1

Editorial

Rationale, vision and values

Marco Busi

Articles

Global outsourcing of back office services: lessons, trends, and enduring challenges
Mary C. Lacity, Leslie P. Willcocks, Joseph W. Rottman (pp. 13-34)
Keywords: International business, Outsourcing

Emerging shared service organizations and the service-oriented enterprise: Critical management issues
Marijn Janssen, Anton Joha (pp. 35-49)
Keywords: Information networks, Outsourcing, Services

Printing industry offshoring: perspectives from US based printers
Sandra Rothenberg, Ron Hira, Zhi Tang (pp. 50-63)
Keywords: Offshore investments, Outsourcing, Printing industry, United States of America

Offshore outsourcing of production: An exploratory study of process and effects in Danish companies
Dmitrij Slepniov, Brian Vejrum Waehrens (pp. 64-76)
Keywords: Denmark, Organizational structures, Outsourcing

Industry ViewPoints

Offshoring: secure or open to the praying mantis?
Beryl Burns (pp. 77-86)
Keywords: Call centres, Control systems, Data security, Information systems, Outsourcing, United Kingdom

It is good to be green: Environmentally friendly credentials are influencing business outsourcing decisions
Douglas Brown (pp. 87-95)
Keywords: Outsourcing, Sustainable development

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Volume 1 Issue 2

Articles

Building strategic partnerships for managing innovation outsourcing
Peter Baloh, Sanjeev Jha, Yukika Awazu (pp. 100-121)
Keywords: Acquisitions and mergers, Innovation, Outsourcing, Partnership, Strategic alliances

Modeling the 24-h software development process
P. Sooraj, Pratap K.J. Mohapatra (pp. 122-141)
Keywords: Communication technologies, Computer software, Modeling, Outsourcing

A holistic approach for production outsourcing
Amitava Ray, Bijan Sarkar, Subir Sanyal (pp. 142-153)
Keywords: Accounting, Constraint handling, Linear programming, Outsourcing, Production planning and control, Standard costs

Industry ViewPoints

Should it stay or should it go? Examining the shared services or outsourcing decision
Anthony Hesketh (pp. 154-172)
Keywords: Corporate strategy, Decision making, Intangible assets, Operations management, Outsourcing

Global sourcing trends in 2008
Jon Edgell, Gabriel E. Meister, Nigel Stamp (pp. 173-180)
Keywords: Communication technologies, Economic trends, Globalization, Outsourcing, Sustainable development

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Volume 1 Issue 3

Articles

Setting the Outsourcing research agenda, the top-10 most urgent research questions
Marco Busi, Ronan McIvor

The knowledge dimension of manufacturing transfers - A method for identifying hidden knowledge
Erik S. Madsen, Jens O. Riis and Brian V. Waehrens

Towards a developing country firm perspective on outsourcing

Michael W. Hansen, Henrik Schaumburg-Muller, Eugene Pottenger

Dimensions of change in Make-or-Buy decision processes
Anna Moses, Pär Åhlström

Proactive supply risk management methods for building a robust supply selection process when sourcing from emerging markets
Xiaohong Li, Ian Barnes


Industry ViewPoints

Make-or-Buy: A case study at an Indian automobile company
Sheshadri Vyankatrao Kulkarni Mamata Jenamani

Expert's Viewpoint

The Neglected Dimension in Strategic Sourcing: Security
Kevin C. Desouza

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VOLUME 2


Volume 2 Issue 1

Articles

Effects Of Offshore Outsourcing Of I.T. Work On Client Project Management
Mary C. Lacity, Joseph W. Rottman

Corruption as a determinant of transaction governance structure
Aimao Zhang

Outsourcing as a mode of organizational learning
Ali Yakhlef, Groupe ESC-Pau

Industry ViewPoints

Captive outsourcing – a way to move complex products to emerging markets
Ari-Pekka Hameri, Teemu Tunkelo

International Service Outsourcing: Using Offshore Analytics to Identify Determinants of Value-added Outsourcing
Arindam Banerjee, Scott A. Williams

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Volume 2 Issue 2 

Articles

Changes in IT sourcing arrangements: An interpretive field study of technical and institutional influences
Bandula Jayatilaka, Rudy Hirschheim (pp. 84-122)

Beyond job losses: The net effects of offshoring and inshoring on employment in the Danish economy
Peter D. Ørberg Jensen, Jacob Funk Kirkegaard, Nicolai Søndergaard Laugesen (pp. 123-144)

Criteria for sourcing from developing countries
Adegoke Oke, Arnold Maltz, Poul Erik Christiansen (pp. 145-164)

Industry ViewPoints

A standard agreement for vendor managed inventory
Francesco Zammori, Marcello Braglia, Marco Frosolini (pp. 165-186)

Outsourcing in China: opportunities, challenges and lessons learned
Wendell O. Jones (pp. 187-203)

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