The cost of risk in offshore systems development

15th Americas Conference on Information Systems 2009, AMCIS 2009

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 6064-6073

  DeHondt Jr , Gerald ^a   Nezlek, George ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Offshore outsourcing; Risk; Systems development

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DOMESTIC VENDORS; INDIRECT COSTS; LEGAL RISKS; OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING; OFFSHORE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT COST; SECURITY RISKS; SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RISKS;

COSTS;

EID: 84870328949     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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