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Leadership and Humor, the Moomin Way Cover
By: Janne Tienari and  Paul Savage  
Open Access
|Dec 2024

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Language: English
Page range: 15 - 39
Submitted on: Aug 8, 2024
Accepted on: Oct 4, 2024
Published on: Dec 20, 2024
Published by: SAN University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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