Contract performance in offshore systems development: Role of control mechanisms

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-158

  Srivastava, Shirish ^a   Teo, Thompson ^b  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

contract performance; control mechanisms; control modes; control theory; interaction effects; offshoring; outsourcing; project governance; softwaredevelopment

Indexed keywords

CONTRACT PERFORMANCE; CONTROL MECHANISM; CONTROL MODES; INTERACTION EFFECT; OFF-SHORING; PROJECT GOVERNANCE; SOFTWAREDEVELOPMENT;

CONTROL THEORY; OUTSOURCING;

COSTS;

EID: 84867304433     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222290104     Document Type: Article

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