Deus ex machina? Career progress and the contingent benefits of knowledge management systems

@article{Galunic2014DeusEM,
  title={Deus ex machina? Career progress and the contingent benefits of knowledge management systems},
  author={Charles Galunic and Kishore Sengupta and Jennifer Louise Petriglieri},
  journal={European Management Journal},
  year={2014},
  volume={32},
  pages={13-23}
}
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