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Wittek, R., Schimank, U., Groß, T. (2007). Governance – A Sociological Perspective. In: Jansen, D. (eds) New Forms of Governance in Research Organizations. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5831-8_3

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