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The organisation of Corporate Foresight: A multiple case study in the telecommunication industry

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The present paper focuses on the organisation of Corporate Foresight (CF): how the companies design their organisation to anticipate future trends and detect weak signals.

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  • Battistella, Cinzia, 2014. "The organisation of Corporate Foresight: A multiple case study in the telecommunication industry," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 87(C), pages 60-79.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:tefoso:v:87:y:2014:i:c:p:60-79
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.10.022
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