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Psychology: The psychology of projects: What the bodies of knowledge don’t tell us

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Psychology: The psychology of projects: What the bodies of knowledge don’t tell us. / Dalcher, Darren.
Advances in Project Management: Narrated Journeys in Uncharted Territory. ed. / Darren Dalcher. Taylor and Francis, 2016.

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Dalcher, D 2016, Psychology: The psychology of projects: What the bodies of knowledge don’t tell us. in D Dalcher (ed.), 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). Psychology: The psychology of projects: What the bodies of knowledge don’t tell us. In D. Dalcher (Ed.), Advances in Project Management: Narrated Journeys in Uncharted Territory Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315565729

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Dalcher D. Psychology: The psychology of projects: What the bodies of knowledge don’t tell us. In Dalcher D, editor, Advances in Project Management: Narrated Journeys in Uncharted Territory. Taylor and Francis. 2016 doi: 10.4324/9781315565729

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Dalcher, Darren. / Psychology : The psychology of projects: What the bodies of knowledge don’t tell us. Advances in Project Management: Narrated Journeys in Uncharted Territory. editor / Darren Dalcher. Taylor and Francis, 2016.

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