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Institutional legacies in TNCs and their management through training academies: the case of transnational law firms in Italy

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Institutional legacies in TNCs and their management through training academies: the case of transnational law firms in Italy. / Faulconbridge, James; Muzio, Daniel; Cook, Andy.
In: Global Networks, Vol. 12, No. 1, 01.2012, p. 48-70.

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Faulconbridge, J, Muzio, D & Cook, A 2012, 'Institutional legacies in TNCs and their management through training academies: the case of transnational law firms in Italy', Global Networks, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 48-70. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0374.2011.00335.x

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Faulconbridge, J., Muzio, D., & Cook, A. (2012). Institutional legacies in TNCs and their management through training academies: the case of transnational law firms in Italy. Global Networks, 12(1), 48-70. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0374.2011.00335.x

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Faulconbridge J, Muzio D, Cook A. Institutional legacies in TNCs and their management through training academies: the case of transnational law firms in Italy. Global Networks. 2012 Jan;12(1):48-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2011.00335.x

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Faulconbridge, James ; Muzio, Daniel ; Cook, Andy. / Institutional legacies in TNCs and their management through training academies: the case of transnational law firms in Italy. In: Global Networks. 2012 ; Vol. 12, No. 1. pp. 48-70.

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