Axes of balance in foresight - reflections from finnsight 20151

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 987-1001

  Salo, Ahti ^a   Brummer, Ville ^a   Könnölä, Totti ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Foresight; Group decision support; Innovation studies; Research and innovation policy

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INNOVATION; INTERNET; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

FINLAND;

EID: 75149138441     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537320903262447     Document Type: Article

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