Imperfections-as-Practice: Projects as Becoming Processes of Imperfections

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Imperfections-as-Practice : Projects as Becoming Processes of Imperfections. / Xu, Sunny Mosangzi; Bogers, Marcel L.A.M.

In: Project Management Journal, Vol. 55, No. 2, 2024, p. 151-166.

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Harvard

Xu, SM & Bogers, MLAM 2024, 'Imperfections-as-Practice: Projects as Becoming Processes of Imperfections', Project Management Journal, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 151-166. https://doi.org/10.1177/87569728231216412

APA

Xu, S. M., & Bogers, M. L. A. M. (2024). Imperfections-as-Practice: Projects as Becoming Processes of Imperfections. Project Management Journal, 55(2), 151-166. https://doi.org/10.1177/87569728231216412

Vancouver

Xu SM, Bogers MLAM. Imperfections-as-Practice: Projects as Becoming Processes of Imperfections. Project Management Journal. 2024;55(2):151-166. https://doi.org/10.1177/87569728231216412

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Xu, Sunny Mosangzi ; Bogers, Marcel L.A.M. / Imperfections-as-Practice : Projects as Becoming Processes of Imperfections. In: Project Management Journal. 2024 ; Vol. 55, No. 2. pp. 151-166.

Bibtex

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