Trust in software outsourcing relationships: An empirical investigation of Indian software companies

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 345-354

  Oza, Nilay V ^a   Hall, Tracy ^a   Rainer, Austen ^a   Grey, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indian software companies; Managing relationship; Software outsourcing; Trust

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS; OUTSOURCING; INDUSTRY;

COMMITMENT; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; HONESTY; INDIAN SOFTWARE COMPANIES; MANAGING RELATIONSHIP; SOFTWARE OUTSOURCING; TRUST;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS; COOPERATIVE VENTURES; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; MANAGING RELATIONSHIP; OUTSOURCING RELATIONSHIPS; SOFTWARE COMPANY; SOFTWARE OUTSOURCING; TRUST;

EID: 33645414328     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2005.09.011     Document Type: Article

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