Exploring the cognitive value of technology foresight: The case of the Cisco Technology Radar

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 101, Issue , 2015, Pages 62-82

  Boe Lillegraven, Siri ^a,c   Monterde, Stephan ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b CISCO SYSTEMS   (United States)

^c Sino Danish Center for Education and Research   (China)

Author keywords

Cognition; Decision making; Dual process theory; Mental models; Organizational future orientation; Technology foresight; Technology radar

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY;

COGNITION; DUAL-PROCESS THEORIES; MENTAL MODEL; ORGANIZATIONAL FUTURE ORIENTATIONS; TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT; TECHNOLOGY RADAR;

RADAR;

DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; RADAR;

COREGONUS ARTEDI;

EID: 84949092012     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2014.07.014     Document Type: Article

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