Corporate foresight: Integrating the future business environment into innovation and strategy

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 278-295

  Ruff, Frank ^a  

^a DAIMLER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automotive business; Corporate foresight; Early warning; Futures research; Innovation management; Market and society; Product and process innovations; Society and technology; Strategic planning; Technology push and market pull

Indexed keywords

PROCESS CONTROL; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS; CORPORATE FORESIGHT; FUTURES RESEARCH; PRODUCT AND PROCESS INNOVATIONS; TECHNOLOGY PUSH AND MARKET PULL;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 33646753141     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2006.009460     Document Type: Review

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