An empirical investigation of IT outsourcing versus quasi-outsourcing in France and Germany

Information and Management

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 533-542

  Barthélemy, Jérôme ^a   Geyer, Dominique ^b  

^a ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b AUDENCIA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

France; Germany; MIS management; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); PURCHASING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TIME SHARING SYSTEMS;

FRANCE; GERMANY; QUASI-OUTSOURCING DECISION; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS (TCE);

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 12244251047     PISSN: 03787206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.im.2004.02.005     Document Type: Article

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