From Cost To Strategic Focused Offshore Information Systems Investment: The Impact Of Specialized Trainings In The Context Of National Culture

摘要

The cost focused offshore Information Systems (IS) investment aims to reduce cost of IS investment, while the strategic focused approach concerns with increasing the rate of innovation in the offshore location. The relationship between specialized trainings and rate of innovation in offshore location was considered to be direct positive. However, this study identifies national culture as a moderator in this relationship and establishes that the trainings provided need to accommodate local culture This study uses the Hofstede's four-dimension model of national culture to examine the impact of cultural differences on individual learning behavior and therefore, trainings needed to address these differences.