Foresight for a responsible future with ICT

Information Systems Frontiers

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 353-368

  Markus, M Lynne ^a   Mentzer, Kevin ^a  

^a BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Future oriented technology analysis methods; ICT ethics; Morphological analysis; Negative consequences of information and communication technologies (ICT); Sociotechnical systems; Technology hazards; Technology roadmapping; Technology transition studies

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; HAZARDS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LINGUISTICS; MORPHOLOGY; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

ICT ETHICS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; SOCIOTECHNICAL SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY ROADMAPPING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84903518420     PISSN: 13873326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10796-013-9479-9     Document Type: Review

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