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State of the art: creativity and innovation at work

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State of the art: creativity and innovation at work. / West, Michael.
In: Psychologist, Vol. 13, No. 9, 2000, p. 460-464.

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West, Michael. / State of the art : creativity and innovation at work. In: Psychologist. 2000 ; Vol. 13, No. 9. pp. 460-464.

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