IT Outsourcing: A Framework for Examining Workforce Challenges

10th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 3526-3533

  Brooks, Nita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

information technology workforce; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE;

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT; APPLICATION NETWORKS; CALL CENTERS; DEVELOPMENT DESIGNS; HELP DESK; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCES; IT OUTSOURCING; IT WORKERS; MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS; OFFSHORES;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 84892353052     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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