A structuration approach to scenario praxis

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 673-686

  MacKay, Brad ^a   Tambeau, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b KPMG   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Giddens; Healthcare; Intuitive logics; Praxis; Scenario planning; Structuration theory

Indexed keywords

GIDDENS; INTUITIVE LOGICS; PRAXIS; SCENARIO PLANNING; STRUCTURATION THEORY;

HEALTH CARE;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

HEALTH CARE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PLANNING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84875377623     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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