Humour and the study of organizations

Humour Work and Organization

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-13

  Westwood, Robert ^a   Rhodes, Carl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84917353997     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203390191     Document Type: Chapter

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