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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786245203321

Autore

Alvarez-Galvan Jose-Luis

Titolo

Outsourcing and service work in the new economy [[electronic resource] ] : the case of call centres in Mexico City / / by Jose-Luis Alvarez- Galvan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012

ISBN

1-4438-3817-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Disciplina

331.761381142097253

Soggetti

Contracting out - Mexico - Mexico City

Call centers - Mexico - Mexico City - Employees

Call centers - Mexico - Mexico City - Personnel management

Mexico City (Mexico) Commercial policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CONCLUSIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the impact of outsourcing on workers and their employment conditions in the new economy. To do so, the call centre industry in Mexico City is analysed through a large number of in-depth interviews with workers and managers, available statistics and visits to leading firms in the sector. The case of call centres is paradigmatic as it is often seen as a flag-ship industry of the new economy, rapidly growing and subject to high pressures for costs reduction. The Mexican experi...