Forecasting multiple generations of technolo evolution: challenges and possible solutions

International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-149

  Caldwell, Barrett ^a   Wang, Enlie ^a   Ghosh, Sudip ^a   Kim, Chulwoo ^a   Rayalu, Raghuvir ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

distributed expertise; knowledge development; non rational decision making; scenario forecasting; sociotechnical systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349107790     PISSN: 17402832     EISSN: 17402840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTIP.2005.006511     Document Type: Article

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58. Also at Minecode LLC, Bellevue, WA, USA.
59. Currently at Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, deyyam_cgu@yahoo.com