An empirical study on the importance of psychological contract commitment in information systems outsourcing

PACIS 2007 - 11th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems: Managing Diversity in Digital Enterprises

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Kim, Hyung Jin ^a   Lee, Sang Hoon ^a   Lee, Ho Geun ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Detailed legal contract; Information systems outsourcing relationship; Outsourcing success; Partnership; Psychological contract commitment

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS OUTSOURCING RELATIONSHIP; LEGAL CONTRACTS; OUTSOURCING SUCCESS; PARTNERSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACTS;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 80053483181     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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