Analysing four types of IT sourcing decisions in the context of scale, client/supplier interdependency and risk mitigation

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-143

  Currie, W L ^a   Willcocks, L P ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Information technology; Outsourcing; Risk mitigation; Skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000744826     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2575.1998.00030.x     Document Type: Article

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