Norm development in outsourcing relationships

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-42

  Kern, Thomas ^a   Blois, Keith ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

OUTSOURCHING RELATIONSHIPS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0036017117     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02683960210137174     Document Type: Review

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