Methods and tools contributing to FTA: A knowledge-based perspective

Futures

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 265-278

  Eerola, A ^a   Miles, I ^b  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 79952485110     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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