Beyond the obvious: Examining ways of consolidating early detection schemes

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 375-385

  Rossel, Pierre ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Early detection; Early warning; Strategic intelligence; Strategic planning; Weak signal

Indexed keywords

EARLY DETECTION; EARLY WARNING; MANAGEMENT STYLE; OPTIMISTIC APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; POSSIBLE FUTURES; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; RADICAL INNOVATION; REAL OPTIONS; STRATEGIC DECISIONS; STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE; STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT; WEAK SIGNALS;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; INNOVATION; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SIGNAL DETECTION;

DECISION MAKING; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; FORECASTING METHOD; FUTURE PROSPECT; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79951671219     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2010.06.016     Document Type: Article

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