Post-GFC people management challenges: A study of India's information technology sector

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 230-246

  Malik, Ashish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

global financial crisis (GFC); human resource management practices; India; IT BPO services; offshore outsourcing

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GLOBALIZATION; HUMAN RESOURCE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; OUTSOURCING;

INDIA;

EID: 84877881585     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602381.2013.767638     Document Type: Article

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