A case study in the globalization of jobs in Ireland

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 666-676

  Jobs, Charles ^a   Butler, David ^b  

^a Delware County Community College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Call centres; Employment; Globalization; Ireland; Labour market; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747485271     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290610689714     Document Type: Article

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