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Doing and undoing gender in innovation: femininities and masculinities in innovation processes. / Pecis, Lara.
In: Human Relations, Vol. 69, No. 11, 11.2016, p. 2117-2140.

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Pecis L. Doing and undoing gender in innovation: femininities and masculinities in innovation processes. Human Relations. 2016 Nov;69(11):2117-2140. Epub 2016 Apr 26. doi: 10.1177/0018726716634445

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