Information systems outsourcing success factors: A review and some results

Information Management and Computer Security

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 399-418

  Gonzalez, Reyes ^a   Gasco, Jose ^a   Llopis, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Information systems; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; OUTSOURCING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS OUTSOURCING; SUCCESS FACTORS;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 26944442043     PISSN: 09685227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09685220510627287     Document Type: Review

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