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The software industry in India is an undisputed source of reliable, high quality reliable software services. India has been rated as the first choice for software outsourcing. Much of the success of the software industry in India can be attributed to the availability of a low-cost, well-qualified workforce that can speak and work in English (Correa, 1996), and the compatibility of the Indian social and historical context with the needs of the global software services industry (Krishna, Ojha and Barrett, 2000).
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Ojha, A.K., Krishna, S. (2004). Originative Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Software Industry in India. In: D’Costa, A.P., Sridharan, E. (eds) India in the Global Software Industry. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403943842_9
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