Global software development: Commitment, trust and cultural sensitivity in strategic partnerships

Journal of International Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 347-361

  Søderberg, Anne Marie ^a   Krishna, S ^b   Bjørn, Pernille ^c  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

^c IT UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Boundary spanning; Client vendor relation; Commitment; Outsourcing; Strategic partnership; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887618916     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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