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Becoming an international man: top manager masculinities in the making of a multinational corporation

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Becoming an international man: top manager masculinities in the making of a multinational corporation. / Tienari, Janne; Vaara, Eero; Meriläinen, Susan.
In: Equal Opportunities International, Vol. 29, No. 1, 01.2010, p. 38-52.

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Tienari, J, Vaara, E & Meriläinen, S 2010, 'Becoming an international man: top manager masculinities in the making of a multinational corporation', Equal Opportunities International, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 38-52. https://doi.org/10.1108/02610151011019200

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Tienari, J., Vaara, E., & Meriläinen, S. (2010). Becoming an international man: top manager masculinities in the making of a multinational corporation. Equal Opportunities International, 29(1), 38-52. https://doi.org/10.1108/02610151011019200

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Tienari J, Vaara E, Meriläinen S. Becoming an international man: top manager masculinities in the making of a multinational corporation. Equal Opportunities International. 2010 Jan;29(1):38-52. doi: 10.1108/02610151011019200

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Tienari, Janne ; Vaara, Eero ; Meriläinen, Susan. / Becoming an international man : top manager masculinities in the making of a multinational corporation. In: Equal Opportunities International. 2010 ; Vol. 29, No. 1. pp. 38-52.

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