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The choice of design: From businesses’ conditions to businesses’ attitudes

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The choice of design: From businesses’ conditions to businesses’ attitudes. / Fonseca Braga, Mariana.
In: The Design Journal, Vol. 20, No. Suppl. 1, 06.09.2017, p. 5635-5646.

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Fonseca Braga, M 2017, 'The choice of design: From businesses’ conditions to businesses’ attitudes', The Design Journal, vol. 20, no. Suppl. 1, pp. 5635-5646. https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2017.1353011

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Fonseca Braga, M. (2017). The choice of design: From businesses’ conditions to businesses’ attitudes. The Design Journal, 20(Suppl. 1), 5635-5646. https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2017.1353011

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Fonseca Braga M. The choice of design: From businesses’ conditions to businesses’ attitudes. The Design Journal. 2017 Sept 6;20(Suppl. 1):5635-5646. doi: 10.1080/14606925.2017.1353011

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Fonseca Braga, Mariana. / The choice of design : From businesses’ conditions to businesses’ attitudes. In: The Design Journal. 2017 ; Vol. 20, No. Suppl. 1. pp. 5635-5646.

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