African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

Offshore outsourcing in large companies: Motivations and risks perceived

João Varajão1,2*, Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha3,5, Maria da Glória Fraga1 and Luis Amaral2,4
1Department of Engineering, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados – Apartado 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal. 2Centro ALGORITMI, School of Engineering – University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal. 3Polytechnic Institute of Cávado e Ave, School of Technology, Campus do IPCA, 4750-810 Vila Frescaínha, Barcelos, Portugal. 4Department of Information Systems, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimaraes, Portugal. 5CITEPE Research Centre, University of Minho, Portugal.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 27 October 2011
  •  Published: 12 September 2012