Information technology workforce skills: The software and IT services provider perspective

Information Systems Frontiers

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-194

  Goles, Tim ^a   Hawk, Stephen ^b   Kaiser, Kate M ^c  

^a Bergheim Enterprises   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

^c MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capabilities; IT; Outsourcing; Skills; Software and service providers; Workforce

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; OUTSOURCING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

SKILLS; SOFTWARE AND SERVICE PROVIDERS; WORKFORCE;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 41049107074     PISSN: 13873326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10796-008-9072-9     Document Type: Article

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