| Article ID: | iaor20042940 |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 1 |
| End Page Number: | 30 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2003 |
| Journal: | Journal of the Korean ORMS Society |
| Authors: | Nan Ki-Chan, Goo Ja-Hyun |
This study attempts to understand factors influencing the persistence of companies' outsourcing arrangements using the techniques of survival analysis. It provides an insight into the dynamics of outsourcing relationships between clients and vendors. This is particularly relevant considering that current IS sourcing arrangements are strategic and long term, and require close interdependent relationships between the client and the vendor.