An investigation of factors that influence the duration of IT outsourcing relationships

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2107-2125

  Goo, Jahyun ^a   Kishore, Rajiv ^b   Nam, Kichan ^c   Rao, H Raghav ^b   Song, Yongil ^d  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 326F Jacobs Management Center   (United States)

^c Sogang University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

IT outsourcing; Relationship duration; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

ACCELERATED FAILURE TIME (AFT); RELATIONSHIP DURATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 33845872027     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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