‘Trust’ as a Foundation for Strategic Alliances in Global Software Outsourcing
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عنوان ژورنال: Vikalpa: The Journal for Decision Makers
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0256-0909,2395-3799
DOI: 10.1177/0256090920020202