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The work of global professional service firms. / Boussebaa, Mehdi; Faulconbridge, James Robert.
Perspectives on contemporary professional work: challenges and experiences. ed. / Adrian Wilkinson; Donald Hislop; Christine Coupland. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2016. p. 105-122 (New Horizons in Management).

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Boussebaa, M & Faulconbridge, JR 2016, The work of global professional service firms. in A Wilkinson, D Hislop & C Coupland (eds), Perspectives on contemporary professional work: challenges and experiences. New Horizons in Management, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 105-122.

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Boussebaa, M., & Faulconbridge, J. R. (2016). The work of global professional service firms. In A. Wilkinson, D. Hislop, & C. Coupland (Eds.), Perspectives on contemporary professional work: challenges and experiences (pp. 105-122). (New Horizons in Management). Edward Elgar.

Vancouver

Boussebaa M, Faulconbridge JR. The work of global professional service firms. In Wilkinson A, Hislop D, Coupland C, editors, Perspectives on contemporary professional work: challenges and experiences. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. 2016. p. 105-122. (New Horizons in Management).

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Boussebaa, Mehdi ; Faulconbridge, James Robert. / The work of global professional service firms. Perspectives on contemporary professional work: challenges and experiences. editor / Adrian Wilkinson ; Donald Hislop ; Christine Coupland. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2016. pp. 105-122 (New Horizons in Management).

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