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Far apart but closer together: a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the career structure and organisational culture of the post-war British Diplomatic Service

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Far apart but closer together: a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the career structure and organisational culture of the post-war British Diplomatic Service. / Hughes, Michael; Platt, Roger.
In: Diplomacy and Statecraft, Vol. 26, No. 2, 01.07.2015, p. 266-293.

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Hughes, M & Platt, R 2015, 'Far apart but closer together: a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the career structure and organisational culture of the post-war British Diplomatic Service', Diplomacy and Statecraft, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 266-293. https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2015.1034569

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Hughes, M., & Platt, R. (2015). Far apart but closer together: a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the career structure and organisational culture of the post-war British Diplomatic Service. Diplomacy and Statecraft, 26(2), 266-293. https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2015.1034569

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Hughes M, Platt R. Far apart but closer together: a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the career structure and organisational culture of the post-war British Diplomatic Service. Diplomacy and Statecraft. 2015 Jul 1;26(2):266-293. Epub 2015 Jun 15. doi: 10.1080/09592296.2015.1034569

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Hughes, Michael ; Platt, Roger. / Far apart but closer together : a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the career structure and organisational culture of the post-war British Diplomatic Service. In: Diplomacy and Statecraft. 2015 ; Vol. 26, No. 2. pp. 266-293.

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