Knowledge transfer in IT outsourcing relationships: Three international case studies

International Journal of Innovation and Learning

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-111

  Gottschalk, Petter ^a   Solli Sæther, Hans ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Core competence; Interorganisational arrangement; Knowledge management; Outsourcing client; Outsourcing vendor; Partnership quality

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; OUTSOURCING; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 33846340512     PISSN: 14718197     EISSN: 17408016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJIL.2007.011687     Document Type: Article

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