Information technology outsourcing: A taxonomy of prior studies and directions for future research

Journal of Information Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-36

  Blaskovich, Jennifer ^a   Mintchik, Natalia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 79961161806     PISSN: 08887985     EISSN: 15587959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/jis.2011.25.1.1     Document Type: Review

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