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Research Article

‘You can be taken more seriously’: Finnish business graduates’ perceptions of the employability and social prestige of their degrees

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Pages 351-363 | Received 16 Dec 2021, Accepted 07 Sep 2022, Published online: 10 Oct 2022

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