Microsourcing - Using information technology to create unexpected work relationships and entrepreneurial opportunities

Communications of the Association for Information Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 161-174

  Obal, Lorie ^a  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES; ETHICAL ISSUES; INDIVIDUAL LEVELS; OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING; POTENTIAL THREATS; STRUCTURATION THEORY; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; WORK PRACTICES;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

EID: 70349330426     PISSN: 15293181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17705/1cais.02411     Document Type: Article

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