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Deo Leadership: How Design Executive Officers Lead Creative Organisations in Korea

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Deo Leadership: How Design Executive Officers Lead Creative Organisations in Korea. / Lee, Y.; Joo, J.; Cooper, R.
In: Strategic Design Research Journal, Vol. 15, No. 3, 31.12.2022, p. 318-333.

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Lee, Y, Joo, J & Cooper, R 2022, 'Deo Leadership: How Design Executive Officers Lead Creative Organisations in Korea', Strategic Design Research Journal, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 318-333. https://doi.org/10.4013/sdrj.2022.153.08

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Lee, Y., Joo, J., & Cooper, R. (2022). Deo Leadership: How Design Executive Officers Lead Creative Organisations in Korea. Strategic Design Research Journal, 15(3), 318-333. https://doi.org/10.4013/sdrj.2022.153.08

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Lee Y, Joo J, Cooper R. Deo Leadership: How Design Executive Officers Lead Creative Organisations in Korea. Strategic Design Research Journal. 2022 Dec 31;15(3):318-333. doi: 10.4013/sdrj.2022.153.08

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Lee, Y. ; Joo, J. ; Cooper, R. / Deo Leadership : How Design Executive Officers Lead Creative Organisations in Korea. In: Strategic Design Research Journal. 2022 ; Vol. 15, No. 3. pp. 318-333.

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