Strategic foresight and environmental uncertainty: A research agenda

Foresight

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 387-400

  Vecchiato, Riccardo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental uncertainty; Forward planning; Learning; Planning; Strategic foresight; Strategic management; Uncertainty management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866717523     PISSN: 14636689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636681211269879     Document Type: Review

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