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A two-year stretch: the functions of an identity workspace in mid-career identity work by management academics

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A two-year stretch: the functions of an identity workspace in mid-career identity work by management academics. / Haynes, Kathryn; Grugulis, Irena; Spring, Martin et al.
In: Journal of Management Inquiry, Vol. 23, No. 4, 2014, p. 379-392.

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Haynes, K, Grugulis, I, Spring, M, Blackmon, K, Battisti, G & Ng, I 2014, 'A two-year stretch: the functions of an identity workspace in mid-career identity work by management academics', Journal of Management Inquiry, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 379-392. https://doi.org/10.1177/1056492614521692

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Haynes, K., Grugulis, I., Spring, M., Blackmon, K., Battisti, G., & Ng, I. (2014). A two-year stretch: the functions of an identity workspace in mid-career identity work by management academics. Journal of Management Inquiry, 23(4), 379-392. https://doi.org/10.1177/1056492614521692

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Haynes K, Grugulis I, Spring M, Blackmon K, Battisti G, Ng I. A two-year stretch: the functions of an identity workspace in mid-career identity work by management academics. Journal of Management Inquiry. 2014;23(4):379-392. Epub 2014 Feb 24. doi: 10.1177/1056492614521692

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Haynes, Kathryn ; Grugulis, Irena ; Spring, Martin et al. / A two-year stretch : the functions of an identity workspace in mid-career identity work by management academics. In: Journal of Management Inquiry. 2014 ; Vol. 23, No. 4. pp. 379-392.

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