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Exemplarity as commitment to the self: insights from spiritual healers

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Exemplarity as commitment to the self: insights from spiritual healers. / Rozuel, Cecile.
Moral saints and moral exemplars. ed. / Michael Schwartz; Howard Harris. Bingley: Emerald, 2013. p. 117-151 (Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations; Vol. 10).

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Rozuel, C 2013, Exemplarity as commitment to the self: insights from spiritual healers. in M Schwartz & H Harris (eds), Moral saints and moral exemplars. Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations, vol. 10, Emerald, Bingley, pp. 117-151. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1529-2096%282013%290000010010

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Rozuel, C. (2013). Exemplarity as commitment to the self: insights from spiritual healers. In M. Schwartz, & H. Harris (Eds.), Moral saints and moral exemplars (pp. 117-151). (Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations; Vol. 10). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1529-2096%282013%290000010010

Vancouver

Rozuel C. Exemplarity as commitment to the self: insights from spiritual healers. In Schwartz M, Harris H, editors, Moral saints and moral exemplars. Bingley: Emerald. 2013. p. 117-151. (Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations). doi: 10.1108/S1529-2096%282013%290000010010

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Rozuel, Cecile. / Exemplarity as commitment to the self : insights from spiritual healers. Moral saints and moral exemplars. editor / Michael Schwartz ; Howard Harris. Bingley : Emerald, 2013. pp. 117-151 (Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations).

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