RETRACTED: Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Readiness Assessment of Project Managers in Tanzania

Edephonce Ngemera Nfuka

Department of ICT and Mathematics, Open University of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

DOI: 10.4236/jsea.2023.163005                

Abstract

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Keywords

Fourth Industrial Revolution, 4IR, Project Managers, Readiness Assessment

Conflicts of Interest

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