Understanding it governance: A case of two financial mutuals

Journal of Global Information Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 59-77

  Robb, Alastair ^a   Parent, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case study; Financial services; IS risk management; Outsourcing of IS; Strategic alignment

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; OUTSOURCING; RISK MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; FINANCIAL SERVICE; GOOD GOVERNANCES; IT GOVERNANCE; REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT; STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

EID: 70249098119     PISSN: 10627375     EISSN: 15337995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2009070104     Document Type: Article

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