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Modelling the influence of decision makers on the future

Eden, Colin (1977) Modelling the influence of decision makers on the future. Futures, 9 (4). pp. 272-284. ISSN 0016-3287

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Abstract

The article describes attempts to use futures research in a specific framework: the development of a model to be used as a basis for action within a UK local authority. The model is thus designed to explore the ramifications of the decision-making activities of real people within a specific organisation. It represents an original attempt to include explicitly the acts of human endeavour which influence the direction of the future within a model for indicating possible futures. The author describes the current state of the model-building activity which is intended to depict the policy-making process. The model is based upon concepts drawn from the fields of cognitive psychology and sociology.

Item type: Article
ID code: 43636
Keywords: modelling, influence, decision makers, future, futures research, UK local authority, cognitive psychology and sociology, Management. Industrial Management, Development, Business and International Management, Sociology and Political Science
Subjects: Social Sciences > Industries. Land use. Labor > Management. Industrial Management
Department: Strathclyde Business School > Strategy and Organisation
Depositing user: Pure Administrator
Date deposited: 26 Apr 2013 13:07
Last modified: 22 Mar 2017 12:41
URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/43636
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