Future-oriented impact assessment: Supporting strategic decision-making in complex socio-technical environments

Evaluation

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 448-461

  Nieminen, Mika ^a   Hyytinen, Kirsi ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

combining methods; complexity; evaluation; impact assessment; science; socio technical; strategic decision making; systems thinking; technology and innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944066783     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356389015606540     Document Type: Article

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