Transnationalism in Indian call centres

The Next Available Operator: Managing Human Resources in Indian Business Process Outsourcing Industry

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 83-114

  Mirchandani, Kiran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 77950105018     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9788132101260.n5     Document Type: Chapter

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