Taking information systems business process outsourcing offshore: The conflict of competition and risk

Journal of Global Information Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-48

  Beverakis, Georgia ^a   Dick, Geoffrey N ^a   Dubravka, Cecez Kecmanovic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business process outsourcing; Grounded theory; Offshoring; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

BUSINESS PROCESS; BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING; DRIVING FACTORS; GROUNDED THEORY; INTERPRETIVE CASE STUDIES; IT FOCUS; OFF-SHORING; RESEARCH TOPICS;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 70249123546     PISSN: 10627375     EISSN: 15337995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jgim.2009010102     Document Type: Article

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