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Global sourcing of IT and business services has received increasing attention since 2000 and the offshoring role in Y2K work. Many organizations in developed economies have rapidly evolved global models involving a mix of third parties at a range of geographical locations. Meanwhile developing economies have looked to develop their own industries to stimulate and meet demand. Both domestic and offshore suppliers are increasingly intent on designing more sophisticated sourcing arrangements, including offshore, nearshore and onshore components. The offshore market alone is expanding at well over 10 per cent per annum, while IT outsourcing (US$ 200 billion in 2005) and Business Process outsourcing (US$140 billion in 2005) are set to expand at between 7-10% annually for the next five years (Willcocks and Lacity, 2006 figures). These phenomena well deserve in-depth study, and this workshop provides a forum for advancement in research approaches and learning.
The workshop is designed to advance the study of global sourcing in three particular areas: knowledge, innovation and services. In particular, we are interested in papers that tackle aspects relating to the management of knowledge and innovation of IT and business services in global sourcing. Both conceptual and empirical work are welcome and in particular those establishing a link between knowledge, innovation and IT services will be of interest. Some of the more specific areas of research include:
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Programme Chair
Professor Leslie P. Willcocks - London School of Economics
Programme Committee
Dr Julia Kotlarsky - Warwick Business School
Dr Ilan Oshri - Rotterdam School of Management Erasmus
Dr Joseph Rottman - University of Missouri - St Louis
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