From boundary spanning to creolization: A study of Chinese software and services outsourcing vendors

Journal of Strategic Information Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 121-136

  Abbott, Pamela ^a   Zheng, Yingqin ^b   Du, Rong ^c   Willcocks, Leslie ^d  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c XIDIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary spanning; China; Creolization; Cross cultural collaboration; Cultural hybridity; Offshoring

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY SPANNING; CHINA; CREOLIZATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATION; CULTURAL HYBRIDITY; OFF-SHORING;

COMPLEX NETWORKS;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 84880212620     PISSN: 09638687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsis.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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