The changing rationale for governance choices: Early vs. late adopters of global services sourcing
Publication type
FT ranked journal articlePublication Year
2018Journal
Strategic Management JournalPublication Volume
39Publication Issue
8Publication Begin page
2303Publication End page
2334
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This paper studies how the logic of firm governance choices varies as a function of the time of adoption of particular sourcing practices. Using data on the diffusion of global business services sourcing as a management practice from early experiments in the 1980s through 2011, we show that the extent to which governance choices are affected by process commoditization, availability of external service capabilities, and past governance choices depends on whether firms are early or late adopters. Findings inform research on governance choice dynamics specifically in highly diverse and evolving firm populations.Knowledge Domain/Industry
StrategyDOI
10.1002/smj.2795ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/smj.2795