TY - JOUR TI - Information systems outsourcing reasons and risks: an empirical study AU - González-Ramírez, Reyes AU - Gascó, José L. AU - Llopis, Juan DA - 2009 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10045/17251 AB - Outsourcing, a management practice strongly consolidated within the area of Information Systems, is currently going through a stage of unstoppable growth. This paper makes a proposal about the main reasons which may lead firms to adopt Information Systems Outsourcing. It will equally analyse the potential risks that IS clients are likely to face. An additional objective is to assess these reasons and risks in the case of large Spanish firms, while simultaneously examining their evolution over time. KW - Information systems KW - Information technologies KW - Outsourcing KW - Reasons KW - Risks KW - Survey SN - 2010-4081 (Print) PB - WASET ER -