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The Management of Change in a Turbulent World

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Project Management has adopted and developed many methods to manage projects and make decisions. As planning and decision making tools, the standard, deterministic methods have served project management well.

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  1. Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK

    R. G. (Bob) Saunders

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  1. University of Humberside, Hull, England

    Keith Ellis  & Amanda Gregory  & 

  2. University of Hull, Hull, England

    Bridget R. Mears-Young  & Gillian Ragsdell  & 

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(Bob) Saunders, R.G. (1995). The Management of Change in a Turbulent World. In: Ellis, K., Gregory, A., Mears-Young, B.R., Ragsdell, G. (eds) Critical Issues in Systems Theory and Practice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9883-8_90

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