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Business and Management
UK
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Business and Management D-index 90 Citations 29,775 521 World Ranking 40 National Ranking 4

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Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United Kingdom Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Business and Management in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Management
  • Information technology

His primary areas of study are Outsourcing, Knowledge management, Information technology, Knowledge process outsourcing and Marketing. His studies in Outsourcing integrate themes in fields like Strategic sourcing, Operations management and Process management. The Knowledge management study combines topics in areas such as Project management, Strategic information system, Management information systems and Offshore outsourcing.

His research in Information technology intersects with topics in Business process, Transaction cost, Strategic alliance, Empirical research and Information system. His Knowledge process outsourcing study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Management, Risk management, Phenomenon, Public relations and Industrial organization. His Marketing research incorporates elements of Resource, Public sector and Productivity paradox.

His most cited work include:

  • An empirical investigation of information technology sourcing practices: lessons from experience (906 citations)
  • Core IS Capabilities for Exploiting Information Technology (811 citations)
  • Information Systems Development (559 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Leslie P. Willcocks mainly focuses on Outsourcing, Knowledge management, Information technology, Information system and Knowledge process outsourcing. His research investigates the connection between Outsourcing and topics such as Process management that intersect with issues in Process. His studies deal with areas such as Strategic information system, Information technology management, Management information systems, Strategic sourcing and Cloud computing as well as Knowledge management.

His Strategic information system study combines topics in areas such as Soft systems methodology, Information management, Business model and Information science. His work carried out in the field of Information technology brings together such families of science as Business process, Management, Human resources, Public relations and Vendor. His Knowledge process outsourcing study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Business administration and Corporate governance.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Outsourcing (46.20%)
  • Knowledge management (27.90%)
  • Information technology (22.64%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Outsourcing (46.20%)
  • Marketing (15.76%)
  • Knowledge management (27.90%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Leslie P. Willcocks mostly deals with Outsourcing, Marketing, Knowledge management, Cloud computing and Information technology. His research in Outsourcing tackles topics such as Public relations which are related to areas like Globalization. His study brings together the fields of Call centre and Marketing.

The various areas that Leslie P. Willcocks examines in his Knowledge management study include Business process, Customer relationship management and Process management. His study in Cloud computing is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Data center, The Internet, Data science and Set. He has researched Information technology in several fields, including Service and Information system.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Critical Success Factors in International ERP Implementations: A Case Research Approach (128 citations)
  • Critical realism in information systems research (124 citations)
  • Digitisation, Big Data and the transformation of accounting information (108 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Management
  • Information technology

His scientific interests lie mostly in Outsourcing, Process automation system, Process management, Cloud computing and Marketing. His Outsourcing research incorporates elements of Information technology, Industrial organization and Knowledge management. His Knowledge management research integrates issues from Competitive advantage, Strategic alignment, Corporate governance and Technology strategy.

His research on Process automation system also deals with topics like

  • Field, which have a strong connection to Process, Natural language, Action and Service,
  • Robot and related Systems engineering. His work deals with themes such as Service provider, Service automation and Totally integrated automation, which intersect with Process management. His work on Procurement is typically connected to Relation as part of general Marketing study, connecting several disciplines of science.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Core IS Capabilities for Exploiting Information Technology

D. F. Feeny;Leslie P. Willcocks.
(1998)

1527 Citations

An empirical investigation of information technology sourcing practices: lessons from experience

Mary C. Lacity;Leslie P. Willcocks.
(1998)

1474 Citations

The Value of Selective IT Sourcing

Mary C. Lacity;L. P. Willcocks;David Feeny.
(1996)

1065 Citations

A review of the IT outsourcing literature: Insights for practice

Mary C. Lacity;Shaji A. Khan;Leslie P. Willcocks.
(2009)

933 Citations

Global Information Technology Outsourcing: In Search of Business Advantage

Mary Cecelia Lacity;Leslie Willcocks.
(2001)

741 Citations

Exploring information technology outsourcing relationships: theory and practice

Thomas Kern;Leslie P. Willcocks.
(2000)

692 Citations

Enterprise resource planning: the role of the CIO and it function in ERP

Leslie P. Willcocks;Richard Sykes.
(2000)

605 Citations

A Review of the it Outsourcing Empirical Literature and Future Research Directions

Mary C. Lacity;Shaji A. Khan;Aihua Yan;Leslie P. Willcocks.
(2010)

593 Citations

Exploring relationships in information technology outsourcing: the interaction approach

Thomas Kern;Leslie P. Willcocks.
(2002)

558 Citations

The Handbook of Global Outsourcing and Offshoring

Ilan Oshri;Julia Kotlarsky;Leslie P. Willcocks.
(2009)

556 Citations

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