"We make magic here": Exploring social and cultural practices within a global software organization in India

Management Practices in High-Tech Environments

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 191-208

  D'Mello, Marisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 77952584184     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-564-1.ch011     Document Type: Chapter

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