Managing complex development projects: Arenas, knowledge processes and time

R and D Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 419-430

  Söderlund, Jonas ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0036846892     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9310.00273     Document Type: Article

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