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Incorporating storytelling into organizational culture.

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cover image Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM  Volume 65, Issue 10
October 2022
84 pages
ISSN:0001-0782
EISSN:1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/3564680
  • Editor:
  • James Larus
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Published: 21 September 2022
Published in CACM Volume 65, Issue 10

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