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Marcolin, B.L. (2006). Spiraling Effect of IS Outsourcing Contract Interpretations. In: Hirschheim, R., Heinzl, A., Dibbern, J. (eds) Information Systems Outsourcing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34877-1_9

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