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Journal of Applied Communication Research Volume 32, 2004 - Issue 2: Organized Irrationality? Coping with Paradox, Contradiction, and Irony in Organizational Communication
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Humor in middle management: women negotiating the paradoxes of organizational life

Diane M. Martin View further author information
Pages 147-170 | Published online: 17 Feb 2007

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