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Lieberum, U.B. (2006). Gender Diversity Management in Consulting Companies. In: Domsch, M.E., Hristozova, E. (eds) Human Resource Management in Consulting Firms. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31138-6_12

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