Cultural sensemaking in offshore information technology service suppliers: A cultural frame perspective

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 959-983

  Su, Ning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Cultural frame; Cultural sensemaking; IT outsourcing; IT supplier

Indexed keywords

OUTSOURCING;

CHINA; CULTURAL FRAME; IT OUTSOURCING; IT SUPPLIER; SENSEMAKING;

LOCATION BASED SERVICES;

EID: 84961843143     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: 21629730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25300/MISQ/2015/39.4.10     Document Type: Article

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