Domberger's theory of contracting applied to IT outsourcing

Information Systems and Outsourcing: Studies in Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 113-145

  Seddon, Peter ^a   Cullen, Sara ^a   Willcocks, Leslie P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84999977087     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230594838     Document Type: Chapter

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