Client relationship development for Application Service Providers: A research model

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 2780-2789

  Yao, Yurong ^a   Murphy, L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Application software; Application specific processors; Chemical industry; Chemical technology; Contracts; Information systems; IP networks; Manufacturing industries; Outsourcing; Web and internet services

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTRACTS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTERNET; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; OUTSOURCING; WORLD WIDE WEB;

APPLICATION SPECIFIC PROCESSORS; CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES; INTERNET SERVICES; IP NETWORKS; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES;

APPLICATION PROGRAMS;

EID: 75749083260     PISSN: 15301605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2002.994323     Document Type: Conference Paper

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