Gender, skills and careers in UK call centres

Developments in the Call Centre Industry: Analysis, Changes and Challenges

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 117-135

  Durbin, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84905614955     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203003008     Document Type: Chapter

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