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Making the information systems outsourcing decision: A transaction cost approach to analyzing outsourcing decision problems

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  • Ngwenyama, Ojelanki K. & Bryson, Noel, 1999. "Making the information systems outsourcing decision: A transaction cost approach to analyzing outsourcing decision problems," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 115(2), pages 351-367, June.
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    3. Loebbecke, Claudia & Huyskens, Claudio, 2009. "Development of a model-based netsourcing decision support system using a five-stage methodology," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 195(3), pages 653-661, June.
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    7. Felippe Cauê Serigati & Paulo Furquim De Azevedo, 2016. "How To Indirectly Measure Market Transaction Costs," Anais do XLII Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 42nd Brazilian Economics Meeting] 192, ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics].
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    11. Tsai, Ming-Chih & Lai, Kee-hung & Lloyd, Alison E. & Lin, Hung-Ju, 2012. "The dark side of logistics outsourcing – Unraveling the potential risks leading to failed relationships," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 48(1), pages 178-189.
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