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Mangling the process: a meta-theoretical account of process theorizing

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Mangling the process: a meta-theoretical account of process theorizing. / Demir, Robert; Lychnell, Lars-Olof.
In: Qualitative Research, Vol. 15, No. 1, 01.02.2015, p. 85-104.

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Demir, R & Lychnell, L-O 2015, 'Mangling the process: a meta-theoretical account of process theorizing', Qualitative Research, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 85-104. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794113517390

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Demir, R., & Lychnell, L-O. (2015). Mangling the process: a meta-theoretical account of process theorizing. Qualitative Research, 15(1), 85-104. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794113517390

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Demir R, Lychnell L-O. Mangling the process: a meta-theoretical account of process theorizing. Qualitative Research. 2015 Feb 1;15(1):85-104. Epub 2014 Jan 13. doi: 10.1177/1468794113517390

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Demir, Robert ; Lychnell, Lars-Olof. / Mangling the process : a meta-theoretical account of process theorizing. In: Qualitative Research. 2015 ; Vol. 15, No. 1. pp. 85-104.

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