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Sabherwal, R., Choudhury, V. (2006). Governance of Remotely Outsourced Software Development: A Comparison of Client and Vendor Perspectives. In: Hirschheim, R., Heinzl, A., Dibbern, J. (eds) Information Systems Outsourcing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34877-1_8

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