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Knowledge: Is there a universal theory of project management?

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Knowledge: Is there a universal theory of project management? / Dalcher, Darren.
Advances in Project Management: Narrated Journeys in Uncharted Territory. Taylor and Francis, 2016.

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Dalcher, D 2016, Knowledge: Is there a universal theory of project management? in Advances in Project Management: Narrated Journeys in Uncharted Territory. Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315565729

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Dalcher, D. (2016). Knowledge: Is there a universal theory of project management? In Advances in Project Management: Narrated Journeys in Uncharted Territory Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315565729

Vancouver

Dalcher D. Knowledge: Is there a universal theory of project management? In Advances in Project Management: Narrated Journeys in Uncharted Territory. Taylor and Francis. 2016 doi: 10.4324/9781315565729

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Dalcher, Darren. / Knowledge : Is there a universal theory of project management?. Advances in Project Management: Narrated Journeys in Uncharted Territory. Taylor and Francis, 2016.

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