Foresight
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The journal of future studies, strategic thinking and policy
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Digital future beyond pandemic outbreak: systematic review of the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on digital psychology
Mudassar Khan, Nohman Khan, Samina Begum, Muhammad Imran QureshiThe globe has experienced a devastating COVID-19 pandemic, putting the planet under lockdown and causing social alienation. The near collapse of social and economic…
Evolution of modern disaster management
Ihab Hanna SawalhaThis study aims at investigating the evolution of disaster management by identifying the different phases it has gone through over time, and laying a ground for the next…
Integration of IoT into e-government
Deo Shao, Fredrick R. Ishengoma, Charalampos Alexopoulos, Stuti Saxena, Anastasija Nikiforova, Ricardo MatheusThe purpose of this paper is to highlight the drivers, barriers, benefits and risks affecting the integration of Internet of Things (IoT) into the e-government and to…
Strategic foresight of entrepreneurial firms in energy transition
Deepmalya Datta, Manoj Joshi, Meenakshi GandhiThe purpose of this study is to explore the principal research query and whether strategic foresight deployed by entrepreneurial firms in energy transition aims at…
Foresight and strategic decision-making framework from artificial intelligence technology development to utilization activities in small-and-medium-sized enterprises
Jong-Seok Kim, Dongsu SeoThis study aims to predict artificial intelligence (AI) technology development and the impact of AI utilization activity on companies, to identify AI strategies dealing…
Complexity model and Mars colonization
Wesley L. Harris, Jarunee WonglimpiyaratThis paper aims to discuss the complexities and foresight of Mars colonization. There are many pioneers competing in a space race to Mars, for example, Elon Musk – SpaceX…
One planet – two worlds: how long will the North-South divide endure?
Walter R. Erdelen, Jacques G. Richardson, Moneef R. Zou’biThis study aims to propose an approach towards reducing differences between national economies and living standards existing between the world’s wealthiest and least…
Iran’s approach to energy policy towards 2040: a participatory scenario method
Reza Hafezi, Hossein Heirani, Mohammadreza Akbari, Ahmad Mortezaee, Naser Bagherimoghaddam, Hamid Heydari, Amirhossein SouhankarIn the case of Iran, about 19 years have passed since the announcement of general energy policies. Policies adopted in the past included too many approaches and goals for…
A network analysis for providing insights into national R&D budget allocation and investment planning
Chang Hoon Yang, Na Hyun ChoThis paper aims to shed light on the linkage between research and development (R&D) networks and public funding presented in a given period by using network-based…
An integrated FTA and games: exploring a strategic framework for developing the future
Simone Sartori, Sidnei Vieira MarinhoThe main objective of this research was to combine the integration between two fields of knowledge – future-oriented technology analysis (FTA) and games. This study aims…
Relationship between Twitter activity and stock performance: evidence from Turkish airline industry
Javid Ismayil, Oguz DemirThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the correlation between the Twitter activity of two airline companies and their stock performance at the Istanbul Stock Exchange (BIST).
Innovation and economic performance of firms in national science & technology park, Islamabad, Pakistan
Sami Ullah, Tooba Ahmad, Tariq Mehmood, Abdul SamiScience and technology parks (STP) are established to facilitate innovation and the rapid development of cutting-edge technologies. The innovation performance of tenants…
Le futur comme bien public: décoloniser le futur par la recherche-action participative anticipatoire
Robin Bourgeois, Kwamou Eva Feukeu, Geci Karuri-SebinaL'objectif visé est de nourrir les réflexions sur la colonisation du futur dans le présent en mettant particulièrement l’accent sur le continent africain. Nous visons …
Integrating and determining Fintech value chain financing: a perspective of Islamic financial institutions
Sayeda Zeenat Maryam, Ashfaq AhmadIn the current era of technological advancement, it is becoming essential for financial institutions to serve through financial technology (Fintech). This study aims to…
Aerospace financing towards Mars commercialisation
Wesley L. Harris, Jarunee WonglimpiyaratThis paper aims to explore the financing mechanisms towards Mars commercialisation and SpaceX’s Mars mission programme to achieve the interplanetary settlement. This study…
A new shape of the supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic
Yui-yip Lau, Ranjith P.V., Chan Eve Man Hin, Maneerat Kanrak, Aparna J. VarmaThe COVID-19 pandemic has created a new normal for international business (IB) activities, leaving them pondering their next steps. The decreasing effectiveness of current…
Priority setting for 2050 future images and policy agendas of the Republic of Korea: engaging the national assembly
Jongho Heo, Chaejeong Lee, Bogyeong MinThis study aims to identify and prioritize preferable 2050 future images and the policy agendas of the Republic of Korea using a bottom-up approach, involving legislative…
Tourists’ post-adoption continuance intentions of chatbots: integrating task–technology fit model and expectation–confirmation theory
Neeraj Dhiman, Mohit JamwalDespite the proliferation of service chatbots in the tourism industry, the question on its continuance intentions among customers has largely remain unanswered. Building…
Exploring India’s Generation Z perspective on AI enabled internet banking services
Shaheema Hameed, Abhinav NigamIndia is a rapidly developing economy with a rapidly expending internet infrastructure and among the largest Generation Z population. This generation is tech savvy and the…
Impact of COVID-19 and innovative ideas for a sustainable fashion supply chain in the future
Fung Yi Tam, Jane W.Y. LungThe main purpose of this paper is to explore innovative ideas for a sustainable fashion supply chain in the future by focusing on investigating the impacts of COVID-19 on…
Uraia, Lugha na Haki za Kidijitali: umuhimu wa lugha katika harakati za kuondoa ukoloni katika teknolojia
Nanjala NyabolaManeno mengi yanayohusu haki za binadamu na haki za kiteknolojia hayajatafsiriwa katika lugha ya Kiswahili. Kwa hivyo, wataalamu wa teknolojia na watetezi wa haki za…
Actores sociales construyendo visiones comunitarias en el sur global
Fredy Vargas LamaIdentificar los aspectos que los Actores Sociales consideran en la construcción de futuros compartidos en las comunidades. En su aplicación en los países emergentes…
Artificial intelligence in retail – a systematic literature review
Caroline HeinsThe purpose of this study is to present a systematic literature review of academic peer-reviewed articles in English published between 2005 and 2021. The articles were…
Investigating the impact of artificial intelligence on consumer’s purchase intention in e-retailing
Rohit Bhagat, Vinay Chauhan, Pallavi BhagatTechnology has been witnessing a rapid growth. The advent of artificial intelligence has further enhanced the satisfaction level of consumers, which makes it even more…
The future as a public good: decolonising the future through anticipatory participatory action research
Robin Bourgeois, Geci Karuri-Sebina, Kwamou Eva FeukeuThe purpose of this paper is to nurture reflections on the colonization of the future in the present with a particular focus on Africa. This paper aims at exploring how…
AQI revisioned: a critical realism approach to transforming air pollution
Thasanawan BoonmavichitThis paper aims to present the case for critical realism (CR) as a framework in steering the anticipatory and participatory activities an appropriate analysis of complex…
Regenerative urbanism: a causal layered analysis
Kimberly CamrassThis paper aims to analyse both traditional and regenerative fields across four layers, litany, systems, worldviews and myth/metaphor. It aims to provide in-depth insight…
Diasporic futures: exploring evolutions of identity among Somali-Canadians
Liin Abdullahi NurAmong the Somalis living in the diaspora, there is a growing number that are returning or are interested in returning to Somalia for personal, economic and political…
Forecasting internet diffusion in Italy based on the “.it” domain names metrics
Michela SerrecchiaThe aim of this study is to examine the trend over time of the demand for .it domain names.This study first assesses whether there is a phase of growth and expansion or at…
Increased financial literacy and inclusion indexes versus the number of unlicensed financial institutions in Indonesia
Theresia Anita Christiani, Chryssantus KastowoThis study aims to provide and find an alternative solution to achieving literacy indexes and financial inclusion that exceeded the target in 2019.
Forecasting future bigrams and promising patents: introducing text-based link prediction
Nils M. Denter, Lukas Jan Aaldering, Huseyin CaferogluIn recent years patents have become a very popular data source for forecasting technological changes. However, since a vast amount of patents are “worthless” (Moore…
Social Actors constructing community visions in the Global South
Fredy Vargas-LamaThis paper aims to identify the aspects that social actors consider in constructing shared futures in communities. In their application in emerging countries, especially…
Awakening the unconscious imagination and igniting ethical aspirations: the case of Hiraya Foresight via the engaged foresight approach
Shermon Ortega Cruz, Nicole Anne Kahn-ParreñoThis paper aims to introduce, unpack, explore, make sense and share Hiraya Foresight via the Engaged Foresight approach as a futures concept, framework and methodology to…
The intersection of trauma-informed futures and the coloniality of sexuality: building futures consciousness with Kenya’s LGBTQI+ community
Steven Lichty, Francis KamunyaThe purpose of this study is threefold: to pilot research on the role that trauma-healing and resilience play in developing futures consciousness/literacy; to explore how…
Determinants of positive mental health during organizational change: role of continuous learning, mindfulness and change-efficacy
Sunil Budhiraja, Neerpal RathiBy integrating job demands-resource (JD-R) theory and organizational change approach, the paper investigates determinants of positive mental health (PMH) of employees…
Effects of cognitive absorption on continuous use intention of AI-driven recommender systems in e-commerce
Nirmal Acharya, Anne-Marie Sassenberg, Jeffrey SoarThe applications of artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing and machine learning in e-commerce are growing. Recommender systems (RSs) are…
Designing energy futures: a participatory foresight study in Australia
Ilpo Koskinen, Nicholas Gilmore, Emi Minghui GuiThis paper aims to: first, it studies expert opinions about the future of clean, decentralized energy technology in Australia; second, develop an interpretive and…
Augmented and virtual reality in apparel industry: a bibliometric review and future research agenda
Pooja Goel, Kala Mahadevan, Krunal K. PunjaniThe purpose of the present study is to synthesize the extant literature on augmented reality and virtual reality in the apparel industry using bibliometric and network…
Climate change projections for Algeria: the 2030 water sector development strategy
Tarek BouregaaThe first aim of this study is to show the impact of global warming on temperature and precipitation changes in Algeria. The second objective is to exhibit the strategy…
Situating futures literacies in the Colombian educational system: a decolonizing theoretical model
Carl Edlund Anderson, Rosa Dene DavidThis paper aims to present a theoretical model for restructuring Colombia’s educational initiatives in response to current socioeconomic needs. More equitable and…
Global scenarios under crises: the case of post COVID-19 era
Reza Hafezi, Pardis AsemiCOVID-19 pandemic has significantly influenced human society; statistics have shown many countries ended 2020 with minimal or even negative economic growth. This pandemic…
Faraoyść: imagining alternative worlds from joy
Anna Lathrop, Julia W. Szagdaj, Nour Abou JaoudeFaraoyść is a translinguistic portmanteau neologism that describes the moment when oppressive systems are shaken and appear to be coming to an end, and joyful, liberated…
Digital sustainable business model innovation: applying dynamic capabilities approach (DSBMI-DC)
Nastaran Hajiheydari, Mohammad Kargar Shouraki, Hamed Vares, Ayoub MohammadianHow to respond to social and environmental concerns while pursuing economic goals remained a dilemma for today’s businesses. Besides, the digital revolution has profoundly…
AI-enables product purchase on Amazon: what are the consumers saying?
Sangeetha Gunasekar, Sougata Ray, Saurabh Kumar Dixit, Manoj Raj PAThis study aims to identify the product attributes that influence customer satisfaction related to AI-enabled products with a strong forecast of growth. This study is very…
The impact of big data analytics talent capability on business intelligence infrastructure to achieve firm performance
Alaa A. Qaffas, Aboobucker Ilmudeen, Najah Kalifah Almazmomi, Ibraheem Mubarak AlharbiThe emerging attention in big data has led businesses to improve big data analytics talent capability to enrich firm performance. The big data capability pays off for some…
Under domination of oil and gas: future scenarios of renewable energy development in Iran
Kiarash Fartash, Amir GhorbaniScenario planning is a useful approach that helps policymakers to better understand the complexity and uncertainties that lie in the future and to choose the right policy…
The impact of COVID-19 on the grocery retail industry: innovative approaches for contactless store concepts in Germany
Caroline HeinsContactless shopping concepts meet the needs of those consumers who want to minimise social interactions, especially due to COVID-19; they also offer added value by…
An integrated approach for the evaluation of corporate foresight: the example of a Russian corporation
Anna Sokolova, Konstantin VishnevskiyThe purpose of this study is to develop an integrated approach to evaluating corporate foresight (CF) studies at all stages of its implementation and to test this approach…
Technological intelligence for circular supply chain: a co-citation analysis approach
Aynur Kirbac, Serhat Burmaoglu, Dilek Ozdemir GungorThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the supply chains, and this brought researchers and practitioners to think about more on circular supply chains (CSC). The CSC concept…
Foresights for big data across industries
Fernando AlmeidaThe purpose of this study is to explore the potential and growth of big data across several industries between 2016 and 2020. This study aims to analyze the behavior of…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Ozcan Saritas
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