Critical success factors from IT outsourcing theories: an empirical study

Industrial Management & Data Systems

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 685-702

  Gottschalk, Petter ^a   Solli sæther, Hans ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Case studies; Communication technologies; Critical success factor; Outsourcing; Research work

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS;

CASE STUDIES; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS; RESEARCH WORK;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 22944470166     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570510606941     Document Type: Article

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