The effects of customizability and reusability on perceived process and competitive performance of software firms

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-128

  Nidumolu, Sarma R ^a   Knotts, Gary W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Customizability; Perceived competitive performance; Process flexibility; Process predictability; Reusability; Software process management

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

CUSTOMIZABILITY; PERCEIVED COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE; PROCESS FLEXIBILITY; PROCESS PREDICTABILITY; SOFTWARE PROCESS MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0042432104     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/249392     Document Type: Article

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