emerged because in transitioning its IS personnel to the vendor, virtually no one remained behind to manage the contract. This centralized IS structure eventually gave way to a shared arrangement with the business units. The business divisions were given greater say, with each business now having its own CIO and its own people for managing its part of the vendor contract. With the hiring of new IS personnel in the business units, the sourcing arrangement evolved into a selective sourcing arrangement. Thus, while the business strategy and the IS role remained the same as before, the other two components of IS strategy changed. Exhibiting uncertain turnaround, these two components moved back somewhat toward their original situations; they shifted to selective