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Otherness in self and organisations: Kafka's The Metamorphosis to stir moral reflection

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Otherness in self and organisations: Kafka's The Metamorphosis to stir moral reflection. / Rozuel, Cecile.
The Contribution of Fiction to Organizational Ethics . ed. / Michael Schwartz; Howard Harris. Emerald, 2014. p. 25-50 (Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations; Vol. 11).

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Rozuel, C 2014, Otherness in self and organisations: Kafka's The Metamorphosis to stir moral reflection. in M Schwartz & H Harris (eds), The Contribution of Fiction to Organizational Ethics . Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations, vol. 11, Emerald, pp. 25-50. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1529-209620140000011002

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Rozuel, C. (2014). Otherness in self and organisations: Kafka's The Metamorphosis to stir moral reflection. In M. Schwartz, & H. Harris (Eds.), The Contribution of Fiction to Organizational Ethics (pp. 25-50). (Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations; Vol. 11). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1529-209620140000011002

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Rozuel C. Otherness in self and organisations: Kafka's The Metamorphosis to stir moral reflection. In Schwartz M, Harris H, editors, The Contribution of Fiction to Organizational Ethics . Emerald. 2014. p. 25-50. (Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations). doi: 10.1108/S1529-209620140000011002

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Rozuel, Cecile. / Otherness in self and organisations : Kafka's The Metamorphosis to stir moral reflection. The Contribution of Fiction to Organizational Ethics . editor / Michael Schwartz ; Howard Harris. Emerald, 2014. pp. 25-50 (Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations).

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