Publications

BOOKS

 

Kotlarsky, J., Oshri, I. and P.C. van Fenema (2008) “Knowledge Processes in Globally Distributed Contexts”, Palgrave, London.

 

Oshri I., Kotlarsky J. and L.P. Willcocks (2008) “Outsourcing Global Services: Knowledge, Innovation and Social Capital”, Palgrave, London

PROFESSIONAL MAGAZINE

Oshri I., Kotlarsky J. and C-M Liew (2008) “Four Strategies for Offshore 'Captive' Centers”, Wall Street Journal, Business Insight section, May 12 2008, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121018777870174513.html?mod=2_1573_leftbox

REFEREED JOURNALS

Kotlarsky, J. and I. Oshri (forthcoming 2008) “Country Attractiveness for Offshoring and Offshore- Outsourcing: Additional Considerations”, Journal of Information Technology.

 

Kotlarsky, J., Oshri, I., Kumar, K. and J. van Hillegersberg (forthcoming September-October 2008) “Towards Agility in Design in Global Component–Based Development”, Communications of the ACM.

 

Kotlarsky, J., van Fenema, P.C. and L.P. Willcocks (2008) “Developing a Knowledge-Based Perspective on Coordination: The Case of Global Software Projects”, Information & Management, 45(2), pp. 96-108.

 

Oshri, I., van Fenema, P.C. and J. Kotlarsky (2008) “Knowledge Transfer in Globally Distributed Teams: The Role of Transactive Memory”, Information Systems Journal. (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2575.2007.00243.x)

 

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J. and L.P. Willcocks (2008) “Missing Links: Building Critical Social Ties for Global Collaborative Teamwork”, Communications of the ACM, 51(4), pp.76-81.

 

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J. and L.P. Willcocks (2007) “Managing Dispersed Expertise in IT Offshore Outsourcing: Lessons From Tata Consultancy Services”. MISQ Executive,  6(2), pp. 53-65.

 

Kotlarsky, J. Oshri I. and L.P. Willcocks (2007) “Social Ties in Globally Distributed Software Teams: Beyond Face-to-Face Meetings”, Journal of Global Information Technology Management, 10(4), pp.7-34.

 

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J. and L.P. Willcocks, (2007) “Global Software Development: Exploring Socialization in Distributed Strategic Projects”. Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 16 (1), pp. 25-49

 

Kotlarsky, J. (2007) “Reengineering at LeCroy Corporation: The Move to Component-Based Systems”. Journal of Information Technology, 22 (4), pp. 465-478

(DOI:10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000099)

 

Kotlarsky, J., Oshri, I., van Hillegersberg, J. and K. Kumar (2007) “Globally Distributed Component-Based Software Development: An Exploratory Study of Knowledge Management and Work Division”. Journal of Information Technology, 22 (2), p. 161-173

 

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J. and C. Hirsch (2007) “Developing Information Security Strategy: The Case of Networkable Devices”, IEEE Security & Privacy, 5(5), pp.24-30

 

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J. and C. Hirsch  (2007) “Information Security in Networkable Windows-based Operating System Devices: Challenges and Solutions”, Computers & Security, 16(2) pp. 177-182.

 

Kotlarsky, J. and I. Oshri (2005) “Social Ties, Knowledge Sharing and Successful Collaboration in Globally Distributed System Development Projects”. European Journal of Information Systems, 14(1), pp. 37-48.

 

Sinriech, D. and Y. Kotlarski (2002) “A Dynamic Scheduling Algorithm for a Multiple-Load Multiple-Carrier System”. International Journal of Production Research, 40(5), pp. 1065-1080.

 

Kotlarski, J. and D. Sinreich (2000) “Scheduling in a Dynamic Environment Through Multiple-Load Carriers”. Logistics: Material Handling, Storage and Packing, 71, pp. 8-11. (Hebrew)

 

EDITORIAL

Oshri I. and J. Kotlarsky (2008) “Global Sourcing: IT Services, Knowledge and Social Capital”, Special Issue on Global Sourcing, Journal of Information Technology, March 2008.

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

Oshri, I. Kotlarsky, J. and L.P. Willcocks (forthcoming 2008) “Expertise Management in Distributed Offshore Outsourcing” in Information Systems and Outsourcing: Studies in Theory and Practice. Lacity M.C and L.P. Willcocks (eds.), Palgrave: London

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J. and L.P. Willcocks (forthcoming in 2008) “Socialization in a Global Context: Lessons from Dispersed Teams” in  Exploring Virtuality within and beyond Organizations. Panteli, N. and M. Chiasson (eds.), Palgrave.

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J. and P.C. van Fenema (forthcoming) “Transactive Memory and the Transfer of Knowledge between Onsite and Offshore IT Outsourcing Teams“ in Information Systems Outsourcing: Enduring Themes, New, Perspectives and Global Challenges. Dibbern, J. and J. Winkler (eds.), Springer

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J. and L. P. Willcocks (2008) “Managing Dispersed Expertise in IT Offshore Outsourcing: Lessons from Tata Consultancy Services” in Outsourcing Global Services: Knowledge, Innovation and Social Capital. Oshri I., Kotlarsky J. and L.P. Willcocks (eds.), Palgrave: London, pp. 288-310.

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J. and L. P. Willcocks (2008) “On the Soft Side of Global IT Outsourcing: Innovating in relationships, social capital, and knowledge” in Outsourcing Global Services: Knowledge, Innovation and Social Capital (Introduction). Oshri I., Kotlarsky J. and L.P. Willcocks (eds.), Palgrave: London, pp. 1-8

Kotlarsky, J., Oshri, I. and P.C. van Fenema (2008) "Building Trust in Globally Distributed Teams" in Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations, Putnik G.D. and M.M. Cunha (eds.). Information Science Reference. ISBN: 9781599048857

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J. and P.C. van Fenema (2008) "Knowledge Transfer and Sharing in Globally Distributed Teams" in Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations, Putnik G.D. and M.M. Cunha (eds.). Information Science Reference. ISBN: 9781599048857

van Fenema, P.C., Oshri, I. and  J. Kotlarsky (2008) "Management of Distributed Teams in Network Organisations" in Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations, Putnik G.D. and M.M. Cunha (eds.). Information Science Reference. ISBN: 9781599048857

Kotlarsky, J., Oshri, I. and C. Hirsch (2007) “Information Security Policies for Networkable Devices” in Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and Security, Quigley, M. (ed.). Information Science Reference. ISBN: 9781591409878

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J., van Fenema P. C. and L. P. Willcocks (2007) “Expertise Management in a Distributed Context: The Case of Offshore Information Technology Outsourcing” in Virtuality and Virtualization. Crowston, K, Sieber, S. and Wynn, E. (eds.), Springer, pp. 295-314.  ISBN: 978-0-387-73024-0.

REFEREED CONFERENCES

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J. and C-M. Liew (2008) “A Study of Captive Centers in India”. Proceedings of the Second Information Systems Workshop on Global Sourcing, March 2008, Val d'Isere, France.

 

Kotlarsky, J. and I. Oshri (2007) “Managing Globally Distributed Component-Based Software Development”. Proceedings of the Workshop on the Challenges of Collaboration in Global Software Development, in conjunction with the 10th European Conference on Computer Supported Co-operative Work (ECSCW’07), September 2007, Limerick, Ireland.

 

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J., van Fenema P. C. and L. P. Willcocks (2007) “Expertise Management in A Distributed Context: The Case of Offshore IT Outsourcing”. Proceedings of the IFIP WG 8.2/9.5 Conference on Virtuality and Virtualization, July 2007, Portland, OR, USA.

 

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J. and P.C. van Fenema (2007) “Transactive Memory and the Transfer of Knowledge Between Onsite and Offshore Teams”. Proceedings of the3rd International Conference on Outsourcing Information Systems (ICOIS), May 2007, Heidelberg, Germany.

 

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J., Willcocks L. P. and P. C. van Fenema (2007) “Managing Expertise in IT Outsourcing Relationships”. Proceedings of the First Information Systems Workshop on Global Sourcing: Services, Knowledge and Innovation, March 2007, Val d'Isere, France.

 

Kotlarsky, J., van Fenema, P.C. and L.P. Willcocks (2006) “Case Research in Global Software Projects: Coordinating Through Knowledge”. Proceedings of the International Conference of Information Systems 2006, December 2006, Milwaukee, WI, USA

 

van Fenema, P.C., Oshri, I. and J. Kotlarsky (2006) “Coherent Paths of Organizing: A Transactive Memory System Perspective on Coordination”. EIASM Workshop on “Organizing Paths – Paths of Organizing”, November 2006, Berlin, Germany.

 

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J. and L.P. Willcocks (2005) “Before, During and After Face-To-Face Meetings: The Lifecycle of Social Ties in Globally Distributed Teams”. Proceedings of the International Conference of Information Systems 2005, December 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

 

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J. and C. Hirsch (2005) “Information Security in Networkable Windows-based Operating System Devices: Challenges and Solutions”, Softwars 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

 

Kotlarsky, J., and P.C. van Fenema (2004) “Relativity of Space and Time Constraints in Dispersed Collaboration”. Paper presented at Beta Conference “Fundamentals for Operations Management: Where Disciplines Meet”, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

 

Kotlarsky, J. and P.C. van Fenema (2004) “Relativity of Space and Time Constraints in Dispersed Collaboration: Theoretical Explanation and an Empirical Investigation”. Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2004, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

 

Oshri, I., Kotlarsky, J. and K. Mason (2004) “Knowledge Exploitation in Product Programs: A Comparison Between the Mass Production and Made to Order Paradigm”. European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) 2004, Ljubljana, Slovenia

 

Kotlarsky, J., Kumar, K. and J. van Hillegersberg (2002) “Coordination and Collaboration for Distributed Teams: The Case of Object-Oriented / Component-Based Software Development”. Proceeding of the Workshop on Global Software Development of the  International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE) 2002, Orlando, Florida, USA.

 

Sinriech, D. and J. Kotlarski (2002) “A Dynamic Scheduling Algorithm for a Multi-Load Multiple-Carrier System“. Proceeding of the 7th International Material Handling Research Colloquium (IMHRC), Portland, Maine, USA.

 

Kotlarsky, J. (2001) “Developing Internet-based Integrated Architecture for Managing Globally Distributed Software Development Projects”. Proceeding of the Doctoral Consortium of the 13th Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE), Interlaken, Switzerland.

 

Kotlarsky, J., van Hillegersberg, J. and K. Kumar (2001) “Towards a Global Software Development Architecture”. Proceeding of the 2001 IRMA International Conference, Toronto, Canada.

 

Kotlarski, J. and D. Sinreich (2000) “Scheduling Multi-Load Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in a Dynamic Environment”. Proceedings of the 11th Industrial Engineering and Management Conference (IE&M), Beer-Sheva, Israel. (Hebrew)

 

CASE STUDIES

 

Kotlarsky, J. (2006), “A Case of Re-engineering, from a Monolithic to a Component-Based System: Case study of the software development team of LeCroy Corporation”. European Case Clearing House (ECCH) (awarded a Philip Law Scholarship of ECCH for writing the teaching case). Case reference 906-046-1; teaching note reference 906-046-8.

 

Kotlarsky, J. (2005) “In a Russian Sauna with the Dutch manager”. In Carmel, E., and Tjia, P. Offshoring Information Technology. Sourcing and Outsourcing to a Global Workforce, Cambridge University Press, pp. 190-193.

WORKING PAPER

Oshri, I, Kotlarsky, J. and L.P. Willcocks (2006) “Critical Social Ties for Global Collaborative Teamwork”, LSE Working Paper Series, No. 140, London School of Economics and Political Science, available from http://is2.lse.ac.uk/wp/pdf/WP140.PDF

THESIS

Kotlarsky, J. (2005) “Management of Globally Distributed Component-Based Software Development Projects”, unpublished doctoral dissertation, Department of Information and Decision Sciences, RSM Erasmus, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, available from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/6772 , ERIM PhD Series in Management # 59