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Metaphors of Authority: Kafka’s The Castle in Discursive Leadership

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|Sep 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijcm-2025-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2449-8939 | Journal ISSN: 2449-8920
Language: English
Page range: 123 - 135
Published on: Sep 30, 2025
Published by: Jagiellonian University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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