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In search of relevance: perspectives on the contribution of academic—practitioner networks

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In search of relevance: perspectives on the contribution of academic—practitioner networks. / Knights, David; Scarbrough, Harry.
In: Organization Studies, Vol. 31, No. 9-10, 09.2010, p. 1287-1309.

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Knights, D & Scarbrough, H 2010, 'In search of relevance: perspectives on the contribution of academic—practitioner networks', Organization Studies, vol. 31, no. 9-10, pp. 1287-1309. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840610374398

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Knights, D., & Scarbrough, H. (2010). In search of relevance: perspectives on the contribution of academic—practitioner networks. Organization Studies, 31(9-10), 1287-1309. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840610374398

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Knights D, Scarbrough H. In search of relevance: perspectives on the contribution of academic—practitioner networks. Organization Studies. 2010 Sept;31(9-10):1287-1309. doi: 10.1177/0170840610374398

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Knights, David ; Scarbrough, Harry. / In search of relevance : perspectives on the contribution of academic—practitioner networks. In: Organization Studies. 2010 ; Vol. 31, No. 9-10. pp. 1287-1309.

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