Factors influencing clients in the selection of offshore software outsourcing vendors: An exploratory study using a systematic literature review

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 686-699

  Khan, Siffat Ullah ^a   Niazi, Mahmood ^a,b,c   Ahmad, Rashid ^d  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^c INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Offshore software development outsourcing (OSDO); SOVRM; Systematic literature review; Vendors

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS STRATEGY; COST-SAVING; DATA EXTRACTION; DATA SYNTHESIS; DRIVING FACTORS; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; HIGH-QUALITY SOFTWARE; HUMAN RESOURCES; LOW COSTS; OFFSHORE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT OUTSOURCING (OSDO); OUTSOURCING PROJECTS; PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF PRODUCT; RESEARCH PAPERS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SELECTION PROCESS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; SOFTWARE OUTSOURCING; SOVRM; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW; TRACK RECORD; VENDORS;

COMPETITION; COSTS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; QUALITY CONTROL; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 79751535727     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.12.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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