Understanding the outsourcing learning curve: A longitudinal analysis of a large Australian company

Information Systems Frontiers

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-178

  Fisher, Julie ^a   Hirschheim, Rudy ^b   Jacobs, Robert ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Interpretative analysis; IT services; Learning curve; Longitudinal analysis; Outsourcing; Phases of outsourcing

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

INTERPRETATIVE ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS; OUTSOURCING LEARNING CURVE; PHASES OF OUTSOURCING;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 41049113435     PISSN: 13873326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10796-008-9070-y     Document Type: Article

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