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Fragments and links: the organisational actor-world of the Harry Potter phenomenon. / Bristow, Alexandra.
In: Culture and Organization, Vol. 13, No. 4, 2007, p. 313-325.

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Bristow A. Fragments and links: the organisational actor-world of the Harry Potter phenomenon. Culture and Organization. 2007;13(4):313-325. doi: 10.1080/14759550701676429

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Bristow, Alexandra. / Fragments and links: the organisational actor-world of the Harry Potter phenomenon. In: Culture and Organization. 2007 ; Vol. 13, No. 4. pp. 313-325.

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