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This conceptual paper describes a project manager’s knowledge creation and communication with the help of the theatre metaphor for conscious experience. At the beginning of the paper the concept of project manager is described. Then the notions of knowledge creation and communication are highlighted, followed by a detailed depiction of the theatre metaphor. And finally a project manager’s knowledge creation and communication is described with the help of the theatre metaphor.
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Koskinen, K.U., Pihlanto, P. (2008). The Project Manager as Knowledge Creator and Communicator Analyzed with the Help of the Theatre Metaphor for Conscious Experience. In: Lytras, M.D., et al. The Open Knowlege Society. A Computer Science and Information Systems Manifesto. WSKS 2008. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87783-7_58
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