Talent Cultivation in Software Service Supply Chain - Taking India as an Example

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Chii-Huei Jean

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The purpose of this study is to explore talent development in the software service supply chain, taking India as an example for discussion. This study was conducted concerning India has reputation on its excellent achievements in the field of software services. The main questions of this study mainly discuss the following: 1. What are the contents of the software service supply chain? 2. What capabilities should software service talents have? 3. What are the complete software service courses? And 4. What are the characteristics and advantages of India in cultivating software service talents? This research adopts the method of expert interview to carry out the research of this paper. During the research period, a total of ten people including five industry professionals and five university teachers were interviewed. The understanding of India is interpreted through the collection of public information and the conclusions of expert interviews. The results of this study show that the complete software service talent supply chain includes online personnel and product service personnel. Depending on the difficulty of the program, the service personnel need to have different levels of program service capabilities. This research also designs the basic courses required for cultivating software service talents at this stage. As for why India can occupy a place in the software service industry, it should be attributed to the way of education in India and the unique thinking habits of Indians.

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Jean, C.-H. (2023). Talent Cultivation in Software Service Supply Chain - Taking India as an Example. Supply Chain and Sustainability Research: SCSR, 1(2), 72–82. https://doi.org/10.14456/scsr.2023.6
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