How past becomes prologue: A sensemaking interpretation of the hindsight-foresight relationship given the circumstances of crisis

Futures

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-199

  Nathan, Maria L ^a  

^a LYNCHBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING METHOD; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LEARNING;

EID: 0348226277     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-3287(03)00149-6     Document Type: Article

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