Information systems sourcing: Examining the privatization option in USA public administration

Information Systems Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-108

  Lacity, Mary C ^a,c   Willcocks, Leslie ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Government; Information systems; Outsourcing; Public sector; Sourcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002308450     PISSN: 13501917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2575.1997.00010.x     Document Type: Article

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