Partner alignment and governance in it software alliances

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 11-16

  Ang, Siah Hwee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alliance; Governance mode; Information technology; Partner alignment

Indexed keywords

ALLIANCE; ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES; EX ANTES; GOVERNANCE MODE; TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; HARDWARE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34249669129     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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