Innovation and creativity : Beyond diffusion: On ordered (thus determinable) action and creative organization

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Innovation and creativity : Beyond diffusion : On ordered (thus determinable) action and creative organization. / Michelsen, Anders Ib.

In: Thesis Eleven, Vol. 96, No. 1, 2009, p. 64-82.

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Michelsen, AI 2009, 'Innovation and creativity : Beyond diffusion: On ordered (thus determinable) action and creative organization', Thesis Eleven, vol. 96, no. 1, pp. 64-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/0725513608099120

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Michelsen, A. I. (2009). Innovation and creativity : Beyond diffusion: On ordered (thus determinable) action and creative organization. Thesis Eleven, 96(1), 64-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/0725513608099120

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Michelsen AI. Innovation and creativity : Beyond diffusion: On ordered (thus determinable) action and creative organization. Thesis Eleven. 2009;96(1):64-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/0725513608099120

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Michelsen, Anders Ib. / Innovation and creativity : Beyond diffusion : On ordered (thus determinable) action and creative organization. In: Thesis Eleven. 2009 ; Vol. 96, No. 1. pp. 64-82.

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