Information Technology Outsourcing

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This paper explains that the proposed study is an analysis of agency theory as related to the problems associated with inequitable access to information and the quality of information that is available to the respective partners in the agency relationship. The author points out that agency theory implies that one of the partners in the agency relationship enjoys a greater quantity and/or quality of information; however, both parties will typically have incomplete information and will be forced to make important decisions under uncertain circumstances. The paper reports that the selected methodology for this study is a meta-synthesis approach developed by G.W. Noblit and R.D. Hare called the modified meta-ethnographic comparative method.

Table of Contents
Introduction
Agency Theory: Relevance and Rational
Research Questions
Hypothesis Statements
Preliminary Review of Significant Literature
Proposed Methodological Approach
Description of the Study Approach
Data-gathering Method and Database of Study
Definition of Key Terms

From the Paper:

"The editors of the Journal of Power and Ethics cite as an example a federal employee that works on an A-76 cost comparison; these employees are not prohibited from working for a winning contractor by 18 U.S.C. 207(a) but they may be prohibited from representing their new contractor employer back to the government with regard to the contract, or a work-related issue, if they were either personally or substantially involved in the contract or issue, or if it was under their official responsibility. Therefore, the decision to outsource, or retain a specific IT function in-house pursuant to the provisions of A-76 ...."

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