Fit between sourcing capabilities and organisational structure on IT outsourcing performance

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 24, Issue 4-5, 2013, Pages 375-387

  Plugge, Albert ^a   Bouwman, Harry ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

capabilities; fit; Information Technology outsourcing; organisational structure; performance; supplier

Indexed keywords

CAPABILITIES; FIT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OUTSOURCING; ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE; PERFORMANCE; SUPPLIER;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 84873282275     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2011.648489     Document Type: Article

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