Investigation of the impact of corporate IT outsourcing decision on corporate core competence from the perspective of corporate IT intensity

As information technology (IT) is getting more and more widely applied to corporate operation and management, it has become a critical problem how to make IT application more effective in corporate management and decision-making processes. Recently, the rapid development of IT outsourcing practice has provided multiple choices for enterprises. However, as for companies themselves, it remains quite a tough problem to what extent they should outsource the IT products and services they need. This paper is aimed at exploiting the impact of IT outsourcing on corporate competence from the perspective of the corporate IT intensity so as to make right choices on IT outsourcing.