Foresight: Volume 6 Issue 6
Strapline:
The journal of future studies, strategic thinking and policyTable of contents
Beyond commodification: re‐reading the future of work
Colin C. WilliamsA widely held supposition is that goods and services are increasingly produced and delivered for monetised exchange by capitalist firms in pursuit of profit. The result of this…
A challenge to traditional management theory
Ed WeymesThis paper challenges the philosophy underlying traditional management thinking. The historic and possibly arcane purpose of business, to maximise shareholder wealth, is no longer…
Learning the steps of the dance of change: improving change capabilities by integrating futures studies and positive organisational scholarship
Tom KarpAs the pendulum swings back towards growth in business, organisational change is again on the top of the corporate agenda. Change management in recent years has not had a very…
Are we approaching a universal accounting language in five years?
Rudy A. Jacob, Christian N. MaduAs the world stands perplexed at the recent spate of corporate governance and financial reporting problems that have rocked the US capital markets, it is hard to imagine anything…
Nanotechnology: the technology for the twenty‐first century
Greg TegartThis paper discusses the emergence of nanotechnology as a major new technology thrust which will revolutionize all aspects of the economy and society in the twenty‐first century…
Radar: the agricultural research environment under the microscope
Stefan Hubschmid, Fabio Cerutti, Urs GantnerThe Radar project describes what developments are taking place in areas relevant for agricultural research. In the political sphere, it can be seen that the importance of the…
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- Prof Ozcan Saritas