Certification in the Indian Offshore IT Services Industry

Anandasivam Gopal
Anandasivam Gopal
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Decision, Operations, and Information Technologies, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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Guodong (Gordon) Gao
Guodong (Gordon) Gao
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Decision, Operations, and Information Technologies, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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Decision, Operations, and Information Technologies, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742

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Guodong (Gordon) Gao

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Decision, Operations, and Information Technologies, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742

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Published Online:7 Oct 2008https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.1080.0234

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Published Online:October 07, 2008

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