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Introduction
1.1 The Purpose of This Book
Project stakeholder landscapes are becoming more and more complex in contemporary contexts. Project stakeholders decide whether they want to get involved, contribute to, and accept the project outcomes. Often, stakeholders challenge projects or make them fail because project managers and their teams do not sufficiently consider and steer stakeholders’ expectations and interests. Striving for sustainable development makes the complexity of projects more evident.
In the context of sustainable development, the involvement of stakeholders has become even more important, as the cooperation with stakeholders may support the creation of shared benefits. Although project stakeholder management ...
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