Manager as an artist: creative endeavour in crossing the borders of art and organizational discourse
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Reikšminiai žodžiai: estetinis diskursas, menininkas, meno kūrinys, kūrybiška asmenybė, kūrybiškumas, kūrėjas, vadybininkas.
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