Multi-path mapping for alignment strategies in emerging science and technologies

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 517-538

  Robinson, Douglas K R ^a   Propp, Tilo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Constructive technology assessment; Emerging irreversibilities; Innovation chain; Multi path mapping; Strategic alignment; Strategy support system

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

CONSTRUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; EMERGING IRREVERSIBILITIES; INNOVATION CHAIN; MULTIPATH MAPPING; STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT; STRATEGY SUPPORT SYSTEM;

MAPPING;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; INNOVATION; MAPPING METHOD; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 42949093219     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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