The role of middle managers in enabling foresight

Handbook of Research on Strategy and Foresight

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 277-296

  Costanzo, Laura A ^a   Tzoumpa, Vicky ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84881924995     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781848447271.00024     Document Type: Chapter

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