A Framework for Information Technology Outsourcing Risk Management

Data Base for Advances in Information Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 9-28

  Aubert, Benoit A ^a   Patry, Michel ^a   Rivard, Suzanne ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contract Design; Information System; Outsourcing; Risk; Risk Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751160564     PISSN: 00950033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1104004.1104007     Document Type: Article

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