Global services outsourcing

Global Services Outsourcing

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-284

  McIvor, Ronan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84924178525     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511844911     Document Type: Book

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