IT software development offshoring: A multi-level theoretical framework and research agenda

Journal of Global Information Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 52-74

  Niederman, Fred ^a   Kundu, Sumit ^b   Salas, Silvia ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

IT software development; Multi level theory; Offshoring; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; OUTSOURCING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

IT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; MULTI-LEVEL THEORY; OFFSHORING; STAKEHOLDERS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33745623667     PISSN: 10627375     EISSN: 10627375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2006040103     Document Type: Article

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