Call Centre Offshoring To India: The Revenge of History?

Labour and Industry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 15-38

  Taylor, Phil ^a   Bain, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34047269024     PISSN: 10301763     EISSN: 23255676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2004.10669292     Document Type: Article

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