This new volume in the "e;Advances in Management Information Systems"e; series presents the latest cutting-edge knowledge in IT outsourcing. As part of the growing business trend to outsourcing various operations, IT outsourcing both determines the governance of a vital organizational function and influences the processes of exploitation and exploration in all other functions of an enterprise. In keeping with the mission of the "e;AMIS"e; series, the editors of this volume have framed the domain of research and practice broadly. "e;Information Technology Outsourcing"e; provides leading edge research on both the variety of decisions regarding the outsourcing of IS services and the management of the relationship with service suppliers.