Successful knowledge transfer within offshore supplier networks: A case study exploring social capital in strategic alliances

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-43

  Rottman, Joseph W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Embedded software; Knowledge transfer; Offshore outsourcing; Social capital; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449135632     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jit.2000127     Document Type: Article

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