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Strategic ethnography 2.0: four methods for advancing strategy process and practice research

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Strategic ethnography 2.0: four methods for advancing strategy process and practice research. / Vesa, Mikko; Vaara, Eero.
In: Strategic Organization, Vol. 12, No. 4, 11.2014, p. 288-298.

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Vesa, M & Vaara, E 2014, 'Strategic ethnography 2.0: four methods for advancing strategy process and practice research', Strategic Organization, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 288-298. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476127014554745

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Vesa, M., & Vaara, E. (2014). Strategic ethnography 2.0: four methods for advancing strategy process and practice research. Strategic Organization, 12(4), 288-298. https://doi.org/10.1177/1476127014554745

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Vesa M, Vaara E. Strategic ethnography 2.0: four methods for advancing strategy process and practice research. Strategic Organization. 2014 Nov;12(4):288-298. doi: 10.1177/1476127014554745

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Vesa, Mikko ; Vaara, Eero. / Strategic ethnography 2.0 : four methods for advancing strategy process and practice research. In: Strategic Organization. 2014 ; Vol. 12, No. 4. pp. 288-298.

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