Challenges in communicating the outcomes of a foresight study to advise decision-makers on policy and strategy

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-257

  Nehme, Claudio Chauke ^a,b   Santos, Marcio de Miranda ^a   Filho, Lelio Fellows ^a   Coelho, Gilda Massari ^a  

^a Ed Corporate Financial Center   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Communication; Decision making; Foresight; Mind set transformation; Strategic intelligence

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 84871364314     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scs015     Document Type: Article

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