{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,26]],"date-time":"2026-02-26T20:35:56Z","timestamp":1772138156875,"version":"3.50.1"},"reference-count":40,"publisher":"Springer Science and Business Media LLC","issue":"1","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2017,1,12]],"date-time":"2017-01-12T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1484179200000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/tdm"}],"funder":[{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100001809","name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["71502132"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["71502132"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100001809","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]},{"name":"Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China","award":["No.2015JQ7274"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["No.2015JQ7274"]}]},{"name":"the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities","award":["JB150603"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["JB150603"]}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":["link.springer.com"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Cluster Comput"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2017,3]]},"DOI":"10.1007\/s10586-016-0724-0","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,1,12]],"date-time":"2017-01-12T01:45:29Z","timestamp":1484185529000},"page":"67-79","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Principal agent model based design and outsourcing of information value"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Zongming","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Xiaoqing","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,1,12]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"724_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"209","DOI":"10.1057\/jit.1995.25","volume":"10","author":"MJ Cheon","year":"1995","unstructured":"Cheon, M.J., Grover, V., Teng, J.T.C.: Theoretical perspectives on the outsourcing of information systems. J. Inf. Technol. 10(4), 209\u2013219 (1995)","journal-title":"J. Inf. Technol."},{"issue":"2","key":"724_CR2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"239","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jom.2007.02.003","volume":"26","author":"OZ Aksin","year":"2008","unstructured":"Aksin, O.Z., Masini, A.: Effective strategies for internal outsourcing and offshoring of business services: an empirical investigation. J. Oper. Manag. 26(2), 239\u2013256 (2008)","journal-title":"J. Oper. Manag."},{"key":"724_CR3","first-page":"2","volume-title":"Outsourcing Information Technology Systems and Services","author":"R Klepper","year":"1998","unstructured":"Klepper, R., Jones, W.: Outsourcing Information Technology Systems and Services, pp. 2\u201350. Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River (1998)"},{"issue":"2","key":"724_CR4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"61","DOI":"10.1145\/966389.966391","volume":"47","author":"Y Lichtenstein","year":"2004","unstructured":"Lichtenstein, Y.: Puzzles in software development contracting. Commun. ACM 47(2), 61\u201365 (2004)","journal-title":"Commun. ACM"},{"key":"724_CR5","unstructured":"Gartner: Garter worldwide IT spending forecast. Q2 2016, update. Report. Gartner Research (2016). http:\/\/www.gartner.com\/technology\/research\/it-spending-forecast\/"},{"issue":"4","key":"724_CR6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"6","DOI":"10.1145\/1035233.1035236","volume":"35","author":"J Dibbern","year":"2004","unstructured":"Dibbern, J., Goles, T., Hirschheim, R., Jayatilaka, B.: Information systems outsourcing: a survey and analysis of the literature. Database Adv. Inf. Syst. 35(4), 6\u2013102 (2004)","journal-title":"Database Adv. Inf. Syst."},{"issue":"1","key":"724_CR7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"245","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejor.2005.01.060","volume":"174","author":"OKM Bryson","year":"2006","unstructured":"Bryson, O.K.M., Ngwenyama, O.K.: Managing risks in information systems outsourcing: an approach to analyzing outsourcing risks and structuring incentive contracts. Eur. J. Oper. Res. 174(1), 245\u2013264 (2006)","journal-title":"Eur. J. Oper. Res."},{"issue":"3","key":"724_CR8","first-page":"203","volume":"5","author":"MC Lacity","year":"1995","unstructured":"Lacity, M.C., Willcocks, L.: Interpreting information technology sourcing decisions from a transaction cost perspective. Acc. Manag. Inf. Technol. 5(3), 203\u2013244 (1995)","journal-title":"Acc. Manag. Inf. Technol."},{"issue":"3","key":"724_CR9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"45","DOI":"10.1080\/10580539208906881","volume":"9","author":"UG Gupta","year":"1992","unstructured":"Gupta, U.G.: Outsourcing the IS function. Inf. Syst. Manag. 9(3), 45\u201350 (1992)","journal-title":"Inf. Syst. Manag."},{"issue":"2","key":"724_CR10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"269","DOI":"10.1016\/j.hrmr.2006.03.011","volume":"16","author":"M Belcourt","year":"2006","unstructured":"Belcourt, M.: Outsourcing\u2014the benefits and the risks. Hum. Resour. Manag. Rev. 16(2), 269\u2013279 (2006)","journal-title":"Hum. Resour. Manag. Rev."},{"issue":"1","key":"724_CR11","first-page":"73","volume":"35","author":"MC Lacity","year":"1993","unstructured":"Lacity, M.C., Hirschheim, R.: The information systems outsourcing bandwagon. Sloan Manag. Rev. 35(1), 73\u201386 (1993)","journal-title":"Sloan Manag. Rev."},{"key":"724_CR12","unstructured":"Reponen, T.: Outsourcing or insourcing? In: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Information Systems, Orlando, pp. 103\u2013116 (1993)"},{"issue":"12","key":"724_CR13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1671","DOI":"10.1287\/mnsc.49.12.1671.25120","volume":"49","author":"A Gopal","year":"2003","unstructured":"Gopal, A., Sivaramakrishnan, K., Krishnan, M.S., Mukhopadhyay, T.: Contracts in offshore software development: an empirical analysis. Manag. Sci. 49(12), 1671\u20131683 (2003)","journal-title":"Manag. Sci."},{"issue":"1","key":"724_CR14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"129","DOI":"10.1287\/isre.1100.0310","volume":"23","author":"D Fitoussi","year":"2012","unstructured":"Fitoussi, D., Gurbaxani, V.: IT outsourcing contracts and performance measurement. Inf. Syst. Res. 23(1), 129\u2013143 (2012)","journal-title":"Inf. Syst. Res."},{"key":"724_CR15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Zhou, Y.P., Ren, Z.J.: Service outsourcing. Working paper. University of Washington (2010)","DOI":"10.1002\/9780470400531.eorms0767"},{"issue":"3","key":"724_CR16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"281","DOI":"10.1287\/mnsc.1040.0206","volume":"50","author":"RD Banker","year":"2004","unstructured":"Banker, R.D., Kauffman, R.J.: The evolution of research on information systems: a fiftieth-year survey of the literature in management science. Manag. Sci. 50(3), 281\u2013298 (2004)","journal-title":"Manag. Sci."},{"issue":"1","key":"724_CR17","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"60","DOI":"10.1287\/mnsc.1040.0217","volume":"51","author":"F Chen","year":"2005","unstructured":"Chen, F.: Salesforce incentives, market information and production\/inventory planning. Manag. Sci. 51(1), 60\u201375 (2005)","journal-title":"Manag. Sci."},{"issue":"1","key":"724_CR18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"93","DOI":"10.1287\/isre.1080.0223","volume":"21","author":"D Dey","year":"2010","unstructured":"Dey, D., Fan, M., Zhang, C.: Design and analysis of contracts for software outsourcing. Inf. Syst. Res. 21(1), 93\u2013114 (2010)","journal-title":"Inf. Syst. Res."},{"issue":"2","key":"724_CR19","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"303","DOI":"10.2307\/1913238","volume":"55","author":"B Holstrom","year":"1987","unstructured":"Holstrom, B., Milgrom, P.: Aggregation and linearity in the provision of intertemporal incentives. Econometrica 55(2), 303\u2013328 (1987)","journal-title":"Econometrica"},{"issue":"1","key":"724_CR20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2","DOI":"10.1287\/mnsc.1040.0229","volume":"51","author":"R Gibbons","year":"2005","unstructured":"Gibbons, R.: Incentives between firms (and within). Manag. Sci. 51(1), 2\u201317 (2005)","journal-title":"Manag. Sci."},{"issue":"4","key":"724_CR21","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"794","DOI":"10.2307\/256759","volume":"36","author":"A Parkhe","year":"1993","unstructured":"Parkhe, A.: Strategic alliance structure: a game theoretic and transaction cost examination of interfirm cooperation. Acad. Manag. J. 36(4), 794\u2013829 (1993)","journal-title":"Acad. Manag. J."},{"issue":"1","key":"724_CR22","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"61","DOI":"10.2307\/1912346","volume":"47","author":"RB Myerson","year":"1979","unstructured":"Myerson, R.B.: Incentive compatibility and the bargaining problem. Econometrica 47(1), 61\u201373 (1979)","journal-title":"Econometrica"},{"issue":"2","key":"724_CR23","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"233","DOI":"10.1086\/466942","volume":"22","author":"OE Williamson","year":"1979","unstructured":"Williamson, O.E.: Transaction cost economics: the governance of contractual relations. J. Law Econ. 22(2), 233\u2013261 (1979)","journal-title":"J. Law Econ."},{"key":"724_CR24","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"83","DOI":"10.1007\/978-0-387-36892-4_4","volume-title":"Managing in the Information Economy: Current Research","author":"V Gurbaxani","year":"2007","unstructured":"Gurbaxani, V.: Information systems outsourcing contracts: theory and evidence. In: Karmarkar, U.S., Apte, U. (eds.) Managing in the Information Economy: Current Research, pp. 83\u2013116. Springer, New York (2007)"},{"key":"724_CR25","unstructured":"Kern, T., Willcocks, L.: The enabling and determining environment: neglected issues in an I.S. Outsourcing Strategy. In: Proceedings of the 4th European Conference on Information Systems, Lisbon, Portugal, pp. 1039\u20131048 (1996)"},{"key":"724_CR26","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1093\/acprof:oso\/9780199241927.001.0001","volume-title":"The Relationship Advantage: Information Technologies, Sourcing, and Management","author":"T Kern","year":"2001","unstructured":"Kern, T., Willcocks, L.: The Relationship Advantage: Information Technologies, Sourcing, and Management. Oxford University Press, Oxford (2001)"},{"issue":"8","key":"724_CR27","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"707","DOI":"10.1002\/smj.249","volume":"23","author":"L Poppo","year":"2002","unstructured":"Poppo, L., Zenger, T.: Do formal contracts and relational governance function as substitutes or complements? Strateg Manag. J. 23(8), 707\u2013725 (2002)","journal-title":"Strateg Manag. J."},{"issue":"4","key":"724_CR28","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"89","DOI":"10.1080\/07421222.1996.11518102","volume":"12","author":"V Grover","year":"1996","unstructured":"Grover, V., Cheon, M.J., Teng, J.T.C.: The effect of service quality and partnership on the outsourcing of information systems functions. J. Manag. Inf. Syst. 12(4), 89\u2013116 (1996)","journal-title":"J. Manag. Inf. Syst."},{"issue":"1","key":"724_CR29","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"207","DOI":"10.1093\/jleo\/ewh030","volume":"20","author":"A Kalnins","year":"2004","unstructured":"Kalnins, A., Mayer, K.J.: Relationships and hybrid contracts: an analysis of contract choice in information technology. J. Law Econ. Organ. 20(1), 207\u2013229 (2004)","journal-title":"J. Law Econ. Organ."},{"issue":"4","key":"724_CR30","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2107","DOI":"10.1016\/j.dss.2006.05.007","volume":"42","author":"J Goo","year":"2007","unstructured":"Goo, J., Kishore, R., Nam, K., Rao, H.R., Song, Y.: An investigation of factors that influence the duration of IT outsourcing relationships. Decis. Support Syst. 42(4), 2107\u20132125 (2007)","journal-title":"Decis. Support Syst."},{"issue":"2","key":"724_CR31","first-page":"141","volume":"6","author":"R Elitzur","year":"1999","unstructured":"Elitzur, R., Wensley, A.K.P.: Using game theory to analyze complex projects: the case of information systems outsourcing arrangements. Int. J. Ind. Eng. 6(2), 141\u2013150 (1999)","journal-title":"Int. J. Ind. Eng."},{"issue":"2","key":"724_CR32","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"369","DOI":"10.1287\/mnsc.1070.0820","volume":"54","author":"ZJ Ren","year":"2008","unstructured":"Ren, Z.J., Zhou, Y.P.: Call center outsourcing: coordinating staffing level and service quality. Manag. Sci. 54(2), 369\u2013383 (2008)","journal-title":"Manag. Sci."},{"issue":"5","key":"724_CR33","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"849","DOI":"10.1287\/mnsc.1100.1146","volume":"56","author":"G Roels","year":"2010","unstructured":"Roels, G., Karmarkar, U.S.: Contracting for collaborative services. Manag. Sci. 56(5), 849\u2013863 (2010)","journal-title":"Manag. Sci."},{"issue":"3","key":"724_CR34","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"379","DOI":"10.1016\/j.omega.2011.06.005","volume":"40","author":"R Elitzur","year":"2012","unstructured":"Elitzur, R., Gavious, A., Wensley, A.K.P.: Information systems outsourcing projects as a double moral hazard problem. Omega 40(3), 379\u2013389 (2012)","journal-title":"Omega"},{"key":"724_CR35","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1515\/9781400830176","volume-title":"Investment Under Uncertainty","author":"A Dixit","year":"1994","unstructured":"Dixit, A., Pindyck, R.: Investment Under Uncertainty. Princeton University Press, Princeton (1994)"},{"issue":"3","key":"724_CR36","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"383","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1540-5915.2008.00197.x","volume":"39","author":"B Jiang","year":"2008","unstructured":"Jiang, B., Yao, T., Feng, B.: Valuate outsourcing contracts from vendors\u2019 perspective: a real options approach. Decis. Sci. 39(3), 383\u2013405 (2008)","journal-title":"Decis. Sci."},{"issue":"2","key":"724_CR37","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"305","DOI":"10.1080\/00207540903174858","volume":"48","author":"T Yao","year":"2010","unstructured":"Yao, T., Jiang, B., Young, S.T., Talluri, S.: Outsourcing timing, contract selection, and negotiation. Int. J. Prod. Res. 48(2), 305\u2013326 (2010)","journal-title":"Int. J. Prod. Res."},{"issue":"4","key":"724_CR38","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"317","DOI":"10.2753\/MIS0742-1222260411","volume":"26","author":"M Benaroch","year":"2010","unstructured":"Benaroch, M., Dai, Q., Kauffman, R.J.: Should we go our own way? Services contracts. J. Manag. Inf. Syst. 26(4), 317\u2013358 (2010)","journal-title":"J. Manag. Inf. Syst."},{"issue":"2","key":"724_CR39","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"272","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ejor.2011.12.007","volume":"219","author":"M Benaroch","year":"2012","unstructured":"Benaroch, M., Webster, S., Kazaz, B.: Impact of sourcing flexibility on the outsourcing of services under demand uncertainty. Eur. J. Oper. Res. 219(2), 272\u2013283 (2012)","journal-title":"Eur. J. Oper. Res."},{"issue":"2","key":"724_CR40","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"63","DOI":"10.2307\/41165887","volume":"39","author":"C Saunders","year":"1997","unstructured":"Saunders, C., Gebelt, M., Hu, Q.: Achieving success in information systems outsourcing. Cal. Manag. Rev. 39(2), 63\u201379 (1997)","journal-title":"Cal. Manag. Rev."}],"container-title":["Cluster Computing"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s10586-016-0724-0.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10586-016-0724-0\/fulltext.html","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s10586-016-0724-0.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2020,9,28]],"date-time":"2020-09-28T22:23:47Z","timestamp":1601331827000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/10.1007\/s10586-016-0724-0"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2017,1,12]]},"references-count":40,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2017,3]]}},"alternative-id":["724"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10586-016-0724-0","relation":{},"ISSN":["1386-7857","1573-7543"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1386-7857","type":"print"},{"value":"1573-7543","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2017,1,12]]}}}