A Strategic Management Framework for IT Outsourcing: A Review of the Literature and the Development of a Success Factors Model

Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 42-60

  Fjermestad, Jerry ^a   Saitta, Jo Ann ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

IT management practices; IT outsourcing framework; IT strategic planning; outsourcing research; outsourcing success factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007514356     PISSN: 15228053     EISSN: 23336897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228053.2005.10856070     Document Type: Article

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