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[ID#] 54 [Author(s)] D. E. Sofiane Tebboune; Vishanth Weerakkody; Wendy, L. Currie [Abstract] Application Service Provision (ASP), which consists in deploying, managing and remotely hosting software applications through centrally located servers, is emerging as a new form of application outsourcing that is attracting many sectors. It is shown in this paper that the ASP model is highly based on the concept of strategic alliances, illustrating the idea with two cases, one of which was a failure because of inappropriate partnership management. The authors highlight the importance of focusing on alliances management by presenting a life cycle approach to alliances. The paper also attempts to explain strategic alliances in ASP using the resource-based view of the firm. This paper concludes by presenting predictions about the future of ASP, as well as directions for future research. [Title] 
Strategic Alliances in Application Service Provision: A Theoretical Perspective.
UKAIS 2003: Abstracts
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