Application outsourcing: A new business model for enabling competitive electronic commerce

International Journal of Services, Technology and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 139-153

  Currie, Wendy L ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Application hosting; Application service provision; Core competencies; Outsourcing; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INTERNET; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

APPLICATION HOSTING; APPLICATION SERVICE PROVISION; CORE COMPETENCIES; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 3242804376     PISSN: 14606720     EISSN: 1741525X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTM.2002.001622     Document Type: Article

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