IT outsourcing:: Evidence from France and Germany

European Management Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 195-202

  Barthelemy, Jérôme ^a   Geyer, Dominique ^a  

^a AUDENCIA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

France; Germany; Information Technology; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041916231     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-2373(00)00094-3     Document Type: Article

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