Sourcing in India: Strategies and experiences in the land of service offshoring

Sourcing in India: Strategies and Experiences in the Land of Service Offshoring

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-275

  Nassimbeni, Guido ^a   Sartor, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230594166     Document Type: Book

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