Effective information technology (IT) governance mechanisms: An IT outsourcing perspective

Information Systems Frontiers

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 179-193

  Ali, Syaiful ^a   Green, Peter ^b  

^a GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; IT Governance; IT Intensity; IT Outsourcing; SEM

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BUSINESS GOALS; CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS; INACCURATE INFORMATION; IT GOVERNANCE; IT INTENSITY; IT OUTSOURCING; IT PROJECT; IT RESOURCES; OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS; POOR PERFORMANCE; SENIOR MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OUTSOURCING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS;

EID: 84861460209     PISSN: 13873326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10796-009-9183-y     Document Type: Article

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