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People: Rethinking the social element of projects

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People: Rethinking the social element of projects. / Dalcher, Darren.
The Evolution of Project Management Practice: From Programmes and Contracts to Benefits and Change. ed. / Darren Dalcher. Taylor and Francis, 2017.

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Dalcher, D 2017, People: Rethinking the social element of projects. in D Dalcher (ed.), The Evolution of Project Management Practice: From Programmes and Contracts to Benefits and Change. Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315113630

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Dalcher, D. (2017). People: Rethinking the social element of projects. In D. Dalcher (Ed.), The Evolution of Project Management Practice: From Programmes and Contracts to Benefits and Change Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315113630

Vancouver

Dalcher D. People: Rethinking the social element of projects. In Dalcher D, editor, The Evolution of Project Management Practice: From Programmes and Contracts to Benefits and Change. Taylor and Francis. 2017 doi: 10.4324/9781315113630

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Dalcher, Darren. / People : Rethinking the social element of projects. The Evolution of Project Management Practice: From Programmes and Contracts to Benefits and Change. editor / Darren Dalcher. Taylor and Francis, 2017.

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