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Conclusion: The Global Outsourcing Discourse

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Global Outsourcing Discourse

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This final chapter provides an overview of the set-up and research conducted and provides additional commentary on the research findings and contributions.

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  1. Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

    Eleni Lioliou

  2. London School of Economics, London, UK

    Leslie P. Willcocks

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Lioliou, E., Willcocks, L.P. (2019). Conclusion: The Global Outsourcing Discourse. In: Global Outsourcing Discourse. Technology, Work and Globalization. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74045-4_8

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