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This book examines the significance of networks among the firms operative in the contemporary Russian software industry in the St. Petersburg region. It focuses on the kind of resources that are transmitted through the personal networks of Russian business managers and directors…
This book investigates the networking practices of the Russian software industry. It examines what kinds of resources are transmitted through the personal networks of Russian IT directors and managers, and which mechanisms govern this transmission.
If Russia has become a market economy, how does it function on a grassroots level? In addition to market mechanisms, what kinds of social and moral principles are at work in the new Russian economy? Is the 'Soviet legacy' still present in post-Soviet business practices? This boo…
The outsourcer: the story of India's IT revolution
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The rise of the Indian information technology industry is a remarkable economic success story. Software and services exports from Indian amounted to less than $100 million in 1990, and today come close to $100 billion. But, as Dinesh Sharma explains in "The Outsourcer", Indian I…
The outsourcer: the story of India's IT revolution
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A history of how India became a major player in the global technology industry, mapping technological, economic, and political transformations.
Just Say No to Microsoft begins by tracing Microsoft's rise from tiny software startup to monopolistic juggernaut and explains how the company's practices over the years have discouraged innovation, stunted competition, and helped foster an environment ripe for viruses, bugs, an…
Given that the software industry is commonly viewed as a high-tech industry, how is it that its spectacular growth has occurred in countries where high-tech industries would not seem likely to develop? This book examines the reasons behind this phenomenon, and asks whether it su…
