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‘All the single ladies’ as the ideal academic during times of COVID-19? / Høg Utoft, Ea.
In: Gender, Work and Organization, Vol. 27, No. 5, 2020, p. 778-787.

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Høg Utoft, E 2020, '‘All the single ladies’ as the ideal academic during times of COVID-19?', Gender, Work and Organization, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 778-787. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12478

APA

Høg Utoft, E. (2020). ‘All the single ladies’ as the ideal academic during times of COVID-19? Gender, Work and Organization, 27(5), 778-787. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12478

CBE

Høg Utoft E. 2020. ‘All the single ladies’ as the ideal academic during times of COVID-19?. Gender, Work and Organization. 27(5):778-787. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12478

MLA

Høg Utoft, Ea. "‘All the single ladies’ as the ideal academic during times of COVID-19?". Gender, Work and Organization. 2020, 27(5). 778-787. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12478

Vancouver

Høg Utoft E. ‘All the single ladies’ as the ideal academic during times of COVID-19? Gender, Work and Organization. 2020;27(5):778-787. doi: 10.1111/gwao.12478

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Høg Utoft, Ea. / ‘All the single ladies’ as the ideal academic during times of COVID-19?. In: Gender, Work and Organization. 2020 ; Vol. 27, No. 5. pp. 778-787.

Bibtex

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