Lessons Learned From Offshore It Outsourcing: A Client And Vendor Perspective

Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-38

  Haried, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^b Ram)   (United States)

Author keywords

Client Vendor Relationship; Information Technology Sourcing; Offshoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869426088     PISSN: 15228053     EISSN: 23336897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228053.2010.10856175     Document Type: Article

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