Human resource issues, challenges and strategies in the Indian software industry

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-264

  Agrawal, Narendra M ^a   Thite, Mohan ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

human resource management; Indian software industry; Indian software professionals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0742311395     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2003.003664     Document Type: Article

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