The asymmetric benefits of relational flexibility: Evidence from software development outsourcing

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 553-576

  Gopal, Anandasivam ^a   Koka, Balaji R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange hazards; Formal contracts; Outsourcing; Profitability; Quality; Regression analysis; Relational flexibility; Relational governance; Software development

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; IMAGE QUALITY; OUTSOURCING; PROFITABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISKS; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SOFTWARE TESTING;

EXCHANGE HAZARDS; FIXED-PRICE CONTRACTS; FORMAL CONTRACTS; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; PERFORMANCE DIMENSIONS; RELATIONAL FLEXIBILITIES; RELATIONAL GOVERNANCES; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT OUTSOURCINGS;

FORMAL METHODS;

EID: 84864932478     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: 21629730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/41703467     Document Type: Article

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