Trends, implications, and responses to global IT sourcing: A field study

Journal of Global Information Technology Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 5-23

  Rao, Madhu T ^a   Poole, William ^a   Raven, Peter V ^a   Lockwood, Diane L ^a  

^a SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Field study; Global IT sourcing; Offshore; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017089407     PISSN: 1097198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2006.10856424     Document Type: Article

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