In pursuit of the ambidextrous graduate: potentiality between exploration and exploitation

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In pursuit of the ambidextrous graduate: potentiality between exploration and exploitation. / Costea, Bogdan ; Amiridis, Kostas ; Crump, Norman.
Managing ‘Human Resources’ by Exploiting and Exploring People’s Potentials. ed. / Mikael Holmqvist; André Spicer. Emerald, 2012. p. 53-74 (Research in the Sociology of Organizations; Vol. 37).

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Costea, B , Amiridis, K & Crump, N 2012, In pursuit of the ambidextrous graduate: potentiality between exploration and exploitation. in M Holmqvist & A Spicer (eds), Managing ‘Human Resources’ by Exploiting and Exploring People’s Potentials. Research in the Sociology of Organizations, vol. 37, Emerald, pp. 53-74. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X(2013)0000037006

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Costea, B., Amiridis, K., & Crump, N. (2012). In pursuit of the ambidextrous graduate: potentiality between exploration and exploitation. In M. Holmqvist, & A. Spicer (Eds.), Managing ‘Human Resources’ by Exploiting and Exploring People’s Potentials (pp. 53-74). (Research in the Sociology of Organizations; Vol. 37). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0733-558X(2013)0000037006

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Costea B , Amiridis K , Crump N. In pursuit of the ambidextrous graduate: potentiality between exploration and exploitation. In Holmqvist M, Spicer A, editors, Managing ‘Human Resources’ by Exploiting and Exploring People’s Potentials. Emerald. 2012. p. 53-74. (Research in the Sociology of Organizations). doi: 10.1108/S0733-558X(2013)0000037006

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Costea, Bogdan ; Amiridis, Kostas ; Crump, Norman. / In pursuit of the ambidextrous graduate: potentiality between exploration and exploitation. Managing ‘Human Resources’ by Exploiting and Exploring People’s Potentials. editor / Mikael Holmqvist ; André Spicer. Emerald, 2012. pp. 53-74 (Research in the Sociology of Organizations).

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