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    Organisational behaviour, stressors and mental health on the MBA

    en-usFebruary 14, 2023
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    About this Episode

    Bilal is joined by Canadian student Tracy to discuss the challenges of stress in the workplace as a manager, employee and as an MBA candidate.

    We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

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