Effects of partnership quality, talent management, and global mindset on performance of offshore IT service providers in India

Journal of International Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 333-346

  Raman, Revti ^a   Chadee, Doren ^b   Roxas, Banjo ^b   Michailova, Snejina ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Global mindset; India; Offshore service providers; Partnership quality; Performance; Talent management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887619275     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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