Information systems outsourcing: A Delphi study from Spain

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 244-263

  Gonzalez, Reyes ^a   Gasco, Jose ^a   Llopis, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Delphi method; Information systems; Outsourcing; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951434184     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637151011035589     Document Type: Article

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