A study of the success model of the software outsourcing project

Science Research Management ›› 2015, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (9) : 149-158.

Qu Gang¹, Wei Jia¹, Bao Xiaona^1,2

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The purpose of this paper is to construct the success model of software outsourcing project. Based on the review and summary of outsourcing success literature, this paper built the conceptual framework of software outsourcing project success from the view of both customers and suppliers. The framework included knowledge learning and service quality, program performance and psychological performance, and organizational performance and relationship quality. Meta-analyses was performed to analyze the correlation of variables, Meta-analysis and structural equation modeling were performed to conduct the path analysis and the structural model analysis. This paper tried to provide a comprehensive view for factors of software outsourcing project success.

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project success / software outsourcing / meta-analysis

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Qu Gang, Wei Jia, Bao Xiaona. A study of the success model of the software outsourcing project[J]. Science Research Management. 2015, 36(9): 149-158

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