Financial and strategic motivations behind IS outsourcing

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 299-321

  McLellan, Kerry ^a   Marcolin, Barbara L ^b   Beamish, Paul W ^c  

^a Permanent Residence: Westfield ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 71549122004     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jit.1995.32     Document Type: Article

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