Globalising Call Centre Capital: Gender, Culture and Work Identity

Labour and Industry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 59-75

  van den Broek, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 85053487029     PISSN: 10301763     EISSN: 23255676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2004.10669294     Document Type: Article

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