An empirical assessment of transaction risks of IT outsourcing arrangements: An event study

Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue , 2004, Pages 3985-3994

  Oh, Wonseok ^a   Gallivan, Michael J ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS COMMUNITIES; CUMULATIVE ABNORMAL RETURNS (CARS); INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OUTSOURCING;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MONITORING; OUTSOURCING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 12344254680     PISSN: 10603425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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