Risks, benefits, and challenges in global IT outsourcing: Perspectives and practices

Journal of Global Information Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 59-89

  Dhar, Subhankar ^a   Balakrishnan, Hindu ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CORE AREAS; HIGHER QUALITY; RISK FACTORS;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 33749417549     PISSN: 10627375     EISSN: 10627375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2006070104     Document Type: Article

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