Negotiating the Transnational Workplace: Indian Computer Professionals in Australia.
Academics and journalists have responded in various ways to the recent influx of Indian computer professionals into Australia. Though references to their inflow on temporary visas are frequent, there is as yet no attempt to examine in detail their experiences in the workplace. This paper considers t...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Intercultural Studies Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 337 - 360 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Nov2005
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