A Research Framework for the Impact of Cultural Differences on IT Outsourcing

作者: Anil Gurung , Edmund Prater

DOI: 10.1080/1097198X.2006.10856413

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摘要: AbstractContracting Global Virtual Teams as part of global IT outsourcing is currently en vogue. As might be expected when virtual team members are from different countries, cultural factors play an important role in the success outsourcing. However, there have been very few studies that assess effect culture on and teams. This conceptual paper addresses this oversight by looking at differences teams' performance. The applicable literature outsourcing, teams analyzed a framework offshore developed. includes concept psychic distance to better understand phenomenon success. Adding key research component provides more realistic way researching Future directions for based developed also provided. By assessing t...

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