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The Structure of Incentives in a Major Information Systems Outsourcing Contract: The Case of a North American Public Organization

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  • Benoit Aubert
  • Michel Patry
  • Suzanne Rivard

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  • Benoit Aubert & Michel Patry & Suzanne Rivard, 1995. "The Structure of Incentives in a Major Information Systems Outsourcing Contract: The Case of a North American Public Organization," CIRANO Working Papers 95s-14, CIRANO.
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    Keywords

    Agency theory; Outsourcing; Théorie des mandats ; Impartition ; Sous-traitance;
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    • L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production

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