Foresight in corporate organisations

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-112

  Vecchiato, Riccardo ^a   Roveda, Claudio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Foresight; Scenario analysis; Strategy formulation

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; POLICY STRATEGY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TREND ANALYSIS;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74949133397     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537320903438179     Document Type: Article

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