A meta-analysis of the factors of knowledge transfer in IT outsourcing

IT outsourcing process itself is a process of knowledge transfer,so there are many empirical studies of knowledge transfer in the area of IT outsourcing,but the conclusions are not the same.Therefore,by building up a conceptual model,this study applies a meta-analytical technique to quantitatively review the existed articles and find how knowledge,transfer actors,transfer context and transfer media affected on the procedure of respectively knowledge transfer.With this method,it is our hope to integrate the conclusions of various factors of knowledge transfer in IT outsourcing/quickly and efficiently,and put forth some valuable suggestions for future academic research and practical management.