'Get yourself some nice, neat, matching box files!' Research administrators and occupational identity work

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 295-309

  Collinson, Jacquelyn Allen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34250317278     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070701346832     Document Type: Article

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