Outsourcing, Self-Service and the Telemobility of Work

Anthropology of Work Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Palm, Michael ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated teller machines (atms); Call centers; Outsourcing; Self service; Telecommunications; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84974571744     PISSN: 0883024X     EISSN: 15481417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/awr.2006.27.2.1     Document Type: Article

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