An empirical investigation of the drivers of software outsourcing decisions in Japanese organizations

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 499-510

  Bush, Ashley A ^a   Tiwana, Amrit ^b   Tsuji, Hiroshi ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Global software development; Japan; Outsourcing; Project management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MARKETING; OUTSOURCING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

SOFTWARE OUTSOURCING;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 40849094829     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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