The Influence of Boundary Spanning Capability on Cultural Differences--Multi-case Study from Vendors Perspective

摘要：

　　Most offshore IS outsourcing projects were failed.Communication and coordination problems caused by cultural differences between clients and vendors are important reasons.The theory of boundary spanning capability provides a new theoretical perspective for research of coordination and communication mechanisms between clients and vendors.In this paper, we chose three vendors focused on software testing to investigate the influence of boundary spanning capability on cultural differences.We found that high boundary spanning capability can reduce the influence of cultural differences, and improve the success.

关键词： boundary spanning capability offshore outsourcing cultural differences outsourcing success

作者: Yang Bo Li Yuzhu Zheng Chunhan Jinhua

作者单位: School of Information, Renmin University of China Charlton College of Business, Umass Dartmouth

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The Thirteenth Wuhan International Conference on E-Business(第十三届武汉电子商务国际会议)(WHICEB2014)

会议地点: 武汉

会议语种:英文

页码: 560-567

在线出版日期: 2014-05-31（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）