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Temporality in business networks: The role of narratives and management technologies. / Araujo, Luis; Easton, Geoffrey.
In: Industrial Marketing Management, Vol. 41, No. 2, 2012, p. 312-318.

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Araujo L, Easton G. Temporality in business networks: The role of narratives and management technologies. Industrial Marketing Management. 2012;41(2):312-318. Epub 2012 Jan 25. doi: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2012.01.014

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Araujo, Luis ; Easton, Geoffrey. / Temporality in business networks: The role of narratives and management technologies. In: Industrial Marketing Management. 2012 ; Vol. 41, No. 2. pp. 312-318.

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