Barriers in the selection of offshore software development outsourcing vendors: An exploratory study using a systematic literature review

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 693-706

  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

Barriers; Software development outsourcing; Systematic literature review; Vendors

Indexed keywords

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; OUTSOURCING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

BARRIERS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT OUTSOURCINGS; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW (SLR); TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES; VENDORS;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 79955061235     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2010.08.003     Document Type: Review

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