Training drivers, competitive strategy and clients' needs: Case studies of three business process outsourcing organisations

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 160-177

  Malik, Ashish ^a  

^a Open Polytechnic of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

India; Learning organizations; Outsourcing; Quality management techniques; Specifications; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349413476     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590910939058     Document Type: Article

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