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PLATO Helps Athens Win Gold: Olympic Games Knowledge Modeling for Organizational Change and Resource Management

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PLATO Helps Athens Win Gold: Olympic Games Knowledge Modeling for Organizational Change and Resource Management. / Beis, D. A.; Loucopoulos, P.; Pyrgiotis, Y. et al.
In: Interfaces, Vol. 36, No. 1, 01.02.2006, p. 26-42.

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Beis DA, Loucopoulos P, Pyrgiotis Y, Zografos K. PLATO Helps Athens Win Gold: Olympic Games Knowledge Modeling for Organizational Change and Resource Management. Interfaces. 2006 Feb 1;36(1):26-42. doi: 10.1287/inte.1060.0189

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Beis, D. A. ; Loucopoulos, P. ; Pyrgiotis, Y. et al. / PLATO Helps Athens Win Gold : Olympic Games Knowledge Modeling for Organizational Change and Resource Management. In: Interfaces. 2006 ; Vol. 36, No. 1. pp. 26-42.

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