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There are in our view three basic requirements if a research project is to be worth initiating.
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Beattie, C.J., Reader, R.D. (1971). Project initiation. In: Quantitative Management in R & D. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3001-9_2
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