Knowledge Transfer in System Development Offshore Outsourcing Projects
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Offshore outsourcing has become an alternative for companies to leverage labor resources worldwide and lower cost. Software development is a major activity in offshore outsourcing. To achieve success in software development offshore outsourcing, it is critical to effectively share knowledge between clients and vendors. In this study, based on social capital and intellectual capital theory, we investigate how vendors and clients can effectively share knowledge in software development offshore outsourcing.
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