Information technology outsourcing through a configurational lens

Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 124-141

  Fink, Lior ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Configurational theory; IT outsourcing; Outsourcing effectiveness; Relational view of the firm

Indexed keywords

CONFIGURATIONAL THEORY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OUTSOURCING; IT ASSETS; IT OUTSOURCING; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; POTENTIAL PROBLEMS; PROCESS VIEW; STRUCTURED METHOD;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 77953652028     PISSN: 09638687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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