Extending project management research: Insights from social theories

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  International Journal of Project Management

• Publication date

  2014-10-01

• Fields of study

  Sociology, Business

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  DOI 10.1016/J.IJPROMAN.2014.02.008
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