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23-25 September 2016 Renmin University, Beijing, China A call for Papers for the 1st Asia-Pacific Global Sourcing Conference, which will be held on September 23-25, 2016 in Renmin University of China, Beijing, China. See the website The conference will aim to explore how new and emerging forms of outsourcing and offshoring challenge sourcing practices and theories, and consequently identify new directions for research and practice. The conference aims to bring together viewpoints from various disciplines, including information systems, international business, operation management and strategy on global sourcing of IT, Business Services and Innovation. The keynote speech will be delivered by Professor Sirkka Jarvenpaa, Rauscher Pierce Refsnes Chair in Business Administration, University of Texas at Austin. Prof. Jarvenpaa is known for her academic leadership in inter-organisational research, focusing on collaborative modes including outsourcing. Paper Track Research articles, work in p...

You will find articles in academic journals via the UCD Library pages, making sure you are logged into UCD Connect first so that the University's journal access permission is activated. Two sites worth looking at for both themes and research paper template (look for submission guidelines). ECIS 2016 http://www.ecis2016.eu/en/RESEARCH-PAPERS.html ICIS 2016 http://icis2016.aisnet.org/call-dates/tracks/ The AIS hosts a digital library, publicly searchable. The AIS library is available at http://aisel.aisnet.org/  (access is restricted to members of the AIS)

I use grade descriptors (A+, A... C-, D+ etc) rather than % grades. You should search UCD for definitions/explanations of grade descriptors. I have posted similar material on the website. In terms of answering prosaic, essay style questions you can employe a couple of approaches, they all amount to the same thing however, know your material, produce your own thoughtful response, practice using past papers. Sometimes students struggle more with organising their thoughts, the following might be of help: A simple style of raising questions, responding, and further questioning responding in the Socratic style is ok. So long as you demonstrate your knowledge and answer the question. In terms or organising your thoughts, as mentioned in class the so-called Hegelian approach; thesis, anti-thesis, synthesis might be useful: 1. Simple bullet points > 2. Detailed definitions > 3. Examples of application > 4. Critical analysis of practical use > 5. Own interpretation and synthesis ...

This is a key question for startups, to build your own team or to outsource? Although some organisations have had great experiences building tech purely through outsourcing relationships, nearly everyone advises build your own team, without fail. But what if you're too small to attract high calibre talent locally or the local market is too small and overheated (Dublin, Ireland anyone?)? Yousef Awad has written an interesting reflection addressing these questions and his learning from the experience. It's an InfoQ post titled " Build Your Own Offshore Development Team - or Not? " He is of the opinion that you can and  should  outsource development when starting out, and continue to do it if you start bringing the work back in-house.

The work environment must be humane! We should consider the environmental impact of our projects. My perspective will be different if I am the producer or the end-consumer of the goods. My perspective will be different if I am the supplier or the client for the service. Western hegemony of discourse. Western standards cannot be assumed to apply (or be relevant) Local contexts always operate Differing law/regulation Different standards and values operate in each national culture, it is not for business to make all sites equal. Monetary interests or concerns tend to dominate at the expense of intangible issues like 'the environment'. Self interest is a concern. I need to consider my own situation when considering whether I will be an agent for change. Risks associated with being a 'whistle blower'. Public image and perception in the media is a power force for change for some (but only some) businesses, e.g. important for Apple, not so important for Shell. Disclosure has c...

Notes collected from the workshop on governance.

Microsourcing, who wins, who loses? Gefen & Carmel (2008) suggest microsourcing works well for the small supplier, and Lehdonvirta's research appears to confirm it (look at slides 9 onwards). Microworkers appear to be treated more equitably. Knowledge Map of the Virtual Economy: an Introduction View more presentations from Vili Lehdonvirta Gefen & Carmel (2008) show that cost is a significant driver towards microsourcing, but access to skills seems to be a strong incentive for customers to source directly from micro suppliers. Why do the most sophisticated (US) markets seek these offshore micro-suppliers? Principally to address resource shortages in their local markets and furthermore, customers return to the same supplier if initially satisfied and continue to pay a ‘fair price’. The satisfied customer returns again and again, caring less and less if the work is offshore, caring more that they have access to the specialist wherever they are. The world hasn't been ...

An invitation from Ilan Oshri via lists.aisnet.org, posted on 4 Apr 2016. Following the success of the past Global Sourcing Workshops, we are pleased to release this Call for Papers for the 11th Global Sourcing Workshop which will be held February 22-25, 2017 in La Thuile, Italy. The workshop will aim to explore how new and emerging forms of outsourcing and offshoring challenge sourcing practices and theories, and consequently identify new directions for research and practice. This workshop aims to bring together viewpoints from various disciplines, including IB, Strategy, OM, OB and IS on global sourcing of IT, Business Services and Innovation. We also focus on teaching aspects related to outsourcing and offshoring with fast track for publishing high quality teaching cases in Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases< http://www.palgrave-journals.com/jittc/index.html >. Paper Track We invite research articles, work in progress and ‘focus on practice’ papers that investiga...

Exercise: Prepare your paper as if for submitting it for review at ICIS 2016 What track would you consider matching your paper with? This year's conference theme is “Digital Innovation at the Crossroads.” See  (see  http://icis2016.aisnet.org/ ). See social updates at  #icis2016 on Twitter The document template ( link here ). Submission guidelines  here http://icis2016.aisnet.org/call-dates/submission-guidelines/ If you are unclear about how to format your paper review the "Formatting Checklist" ( link here ) http://icis2016.aisnet.org/call-dates/submission-guidelines/formatting-checklist/ The thematic tracks are: Conference Theme Track: Digital Innovation at the Crossroads Crowdsourcing, Crowdfunding, Blockchain and the Sharing Economy Data Science and Business Analytics E-Business and E-Government Economics and Value of IS General IS Topics Human Behavior in IS Human-Computer Interaction IS Curriculum and Education IS Design and Business Process Management IS in He...