The impacts of social capital on information technology outsourcing decisions: A case study of a Taiwanese high-tech firm

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 249-256

  Chou, Tzu Chuan ^a   Chen, Jau Rong ^b   Pan, Shan L ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b MING CHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Case study; Outsourcing; Social capital

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; OUTSOURCING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CASE STUDY; DECISION MAKERS; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33744547562     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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