The Exploring Study of the Decision on the Information System Authorization － A Case of an Institute of Technology

• Main Authors: Fang-chih Tang, 唐放之
• Other Authors: De-qian Tsai
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/36077841375255441782

碩士 === 南華大學 === 資訊管理學研究所 === 94 === 　　With the popularity of outsourcing information system in practice, the academy also focus on the issue about information system outsourcing. Among the issues about information system outsourcing, the outsourcing decision is one of the issues that are widely discussed. The decision is on whether to ask the information system supplier to explore or manage parts of or whole of the enterprise’s information system functions, or to ask the information staff of the enterprise to explore or manage the system themselves. Based on the importance of the information system outsourcing decisions to an enterprise, this study uses the method of case study and discusses the deciding process. There are eight issues in two stages. 　 Stage 1: Considering factors of self-production or outsourcing Issue 1: For a company that is not organized by software profits, when the information system staff is not enough, the company tends to accept the information system outsourcing; and vice versa. Issue 2: When the organization is carrying out the information system, when the need to the information system is more urgent, if there are not enough human sources, there is a lack of professional knowledge of exploring the information system, and they are under a heavier schedule pressure, they tend to accept the information system outsourcing; and vice versa. Issue 3: For a company that is not organized by software profits, if the cost at human sources is higher, it will tend to make the decision of the information system outsourcing; and vice versa. Issue 4: When the decision team doesn’t tend to change the existing procedures, they tend to accept outsourcing; and vice versa. Issue 5: When the decision director has higher authority, there will be a lower degree of group decisions. The role that the members of the decision team play is to provide decision information, not to join in making decisions; and vice versa. Stage 2: Choices of outsourcing companies Issue 6: When the organization tend to maintain the information system by themselves, there is a higher uncertainty of the users’ needs, and there is enough manpower, the organization will tend to choose a company which provides the original codes to explore the information system; and vice versa. Issue 7: When there is a higher degree of mutual trust to the both sides, the company will be more possibly chosen as the information system outsourcing company; and vice versa. Issue 8: If the project manager in the information system outsourcing company is more stable, and the manager has a better ability of project management and system exploration and communication, the company will be more possibly chosen as the information system outsourcing company; and vice versa.