A Resource-Based Analysis of IT Sourcing

Data Base for Advances in Information Systems

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 29-40

  Roy, Vital ^a   Aubert, Benoit A ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Management of software development projects; Outsourcing; Resource based theory; Software development

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644453107     PISSN: 00950033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/513264.513271     Document Type: Article

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