Lifecycle of Outsourcing Relationships: A Case Study Investigation1

Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 11-26

  Cata, Teuta ^a   Raghavan, Vijay V ^a  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

case study; communication intensity; outsourcing project governance; Outsourcing relationship; project life cycle; semi structured interviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007552419     PISSN: 15228053     EISSN: 23336897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228053.2006.10856092     Document Type: Article

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