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The Evolving Role of Product Manager - A Systematic Review

By: Nishant PARIKHORCID  
Open Access
|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2025-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2300-5661 | Journal ISSN: 2080-7279
Language: English
Page range: 37 - 56
Published on: Apr 1, 2025
Published by: Warsaw University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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