Creating value through foresight: First mover advantages and strategic agility

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 101, Issue , 2015, Pages 25-36

  Vecchiato, Riccardo ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Competitive advantage; Corporate foresight; Environmental uncertainty; Inertia

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION;

ADAPTATION; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; CORPORATE FORESIGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; INERTIA;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CORPORATE STRATEGY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LEARNING; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PLANNING METHOD;

EID: 84948968811     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2014.08.016     Document Type: Article

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