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To Cite this Article: Rahman, M. G. B. A., Othman, W. N. B. W., Zainuddin, Z. N., & Yusup, Y. M. (2019). Leadership Style and Job Satisfaction among Malaysian Army College Officer. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(11), 1063–1072.
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