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More and more assignments in organizations are being accomplished in a project context. The recruitment and retention of competent project managers has become a crucial issue in terms of the success or failure of organizations. If project managers want to work effectively, they must be able to avail themselves of a broad array of qualities, some of which are quite “in conflict” with others. This requires that they are able to balance these demands according to what a given situation calls for.
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Sanders, G. (2001). Project management and the art of possibility: A psychological perspective. In: Griesche, D., Meyer, H., Dörrenberg, F. (eds) Innovative Managementaufgaben in der nationalen und internationalen Praxis. DUV Wirtschaftswissenschaft. Deutscher Universitätsverlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-91497-2_33
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