Influence of culture on risks in offshore outsourcing of software projects: A quantitative study on mum effect

Author

Ramingwong, Sakgasit ; Sajeev, A.S.M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Eng., Chiang Mai Univ., Chiang Mai, Thailand

fYear

2010

fDate

16-18 April 2010

Firstpage

401

Lastpage

404

Abstract

The growth of offshore outsourcing of software projects is phenomenonal. Offshore outsourcing generally occurs from developed nations to developing nations. It is undeniable that several major issues, such as culture, could subtly influence the success of such projects. Mum effect is an important risk in offshore outsourcing of software projects. The degree of intensity and probability of this particular risk is likely to be different in different cultural environments. This study investigates the relationships between mum effect and Hofstede´s cultural dimensions by collecting data from hundreds of Thai IT professionals. Several mitigation strategies are also discussed.

Keywords

management information systems; outsourcing; project management; software management; Hofstede cultural dimensions; Mum effect quantitative study; software projects offshore outsourcing; Australia; Computer industry; Cultural differences; Global communication; Multidimensional systems; Outsourcing; Probability; Project management; Statistical analysis; Uncertainty;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Management and Engineering (ICIME), 2010 The 2nd IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Chengdu

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5263-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5265-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIME.2010.5478107

Filename

5478107