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Global careers: a social capital paradox

Kristina Mäkelä Department of Management and Organization, Hanken, Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Vesa Suutari Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland
Pages 992-1008 | Published online: 28 May 2009

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