Software Outsourcing in Vietnam: A Case Study of a Locally Operating Pioneer

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-18

  Gallaugher, John ^a   Stoller, Greg ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing Nations; Information Systems Outsourcing; Multimedia; Offshore Outsourcing; Strategic Partnering; Video Game Industry; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547415392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2004.tb00110.x     Document Type: Article

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