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LEPs are not defined once and for all, rather they are shaped progressively from an initial concept by the dialectical interaction of stakeholders (Arrto et al. 2008; Miller and Lessard 2001), and hence specific attention should be devoted by management to the attitude of the various stakeholders. It should also be noted that the dialectical interaction of the stakeholders may generate unpredictable consequences (Cooke-Davies et al. 2007) and changes of stakeholders’ interests may result in the re-planning of the project (Soderholm 2008).
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Caron, F. (2013). Stakeholders as Uncertainty Sources. In: Managing the Continuum: Certainty, Uncertainty, Unpredictability in Large Engineering Projects. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology(). Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5244-4_9
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