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Power, authority and legitimacy. / Höpfl, H. M.
In: Human Resource Development International, Vol. 2, No. 3, 09.1999, p. 217-234.

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Höpfl, HM 1999, 'Power, authority and legitimacy.', Human Resource Development International, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 217-234. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678869900000024

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Höpfl, H. M. (1999). Power, authority and legitimacy. Human Resource Development International, 2(3), 217-234. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678869900000024

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Höpfl HM. Power, authority and legitimacy. Human Resource Development International. 1999 Sept;2(3):217-234. doi: 10.1080/13678869900000024

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Höpfl, H. M. / Power, authority and legitimacy. In: Human Resource Development International. 1999 ; Vol. 2, No. 3. pp. 217-234.

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