Reputation Effects and the Limits of Contracting: A Study of the Indian Software Industry
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Summary
An empirical analysis of the Indian customized software industry is conducted, using a data set containing detailed information on 230 projects carried out by 125 software firms, and a model of the industry where reputation determines contractual outcomes is proposed.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2000-08-01
- Cited by
- 633
- References
- 10
- Access
- Open access
- OpenAlex
- https://openalex.org/W2039576548
- Semantic Scholar
- https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:32375492
Keywords
Reputation, Software, Business, Marketing, Computer security
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