Foresight: Volume 23 Issue 4

Transitional foresight: MLP as the theoretical underpinning of CLA: the case of the water sector of Iran

Tahereh Miremadi

The paper aims to complement the six pillars analysis with the multi-level perspective to make it more systematic and policy relevant.

How perceived risk, benefit and trust determine user Fintech adoption: a new dimension for Islamic finance

Muhammad Ali, Syed Ali Raza, Bilal Khamis, Chin Hong Puah, Hanudin Amin

This study’s objectives are twofold; first, this paper aims to explore the determinants of perceived benefit and perceived risk of Islamic Fintech. Second, this study examines the…

Societal factors affecting on innovative sustainable development of nanotechnology: a morphological approach

Sahar Kousari, Sepehr Ghazinoory, Fatemeh Saghafi

This study aims to investigate the probable future scenarios of nanotechnology development and their implications in Iran considering anticipatory knowledge, suitable methodology…

Future study of textile industry in Iran using the MICMAC and soft operational research methods

Mohammad Reza Fathi, Seyed Mohammad Sobhani, Mohammad Hasan Maleki, Gholamreza Jandaghi

This study aims to formulate exploratory scenarios of the textile industry in Iran based on MICMAC and soft operational research methods.

Technological foresight as support for the planning of research and development centers: the case of EI-UNAM

Nadia Castillo-Camarena, Eugenio López-Ortega

This study aims to present a method to carry out technological foresight exercises in university technological research and development centers (TRDCs). The results support the…

Foresight as decision-making support within bounded rationality in individuals and organizations – Embrapa’s strategic intelligence system – Agropensa’s case

Lívia Abreu Torres, Marcos Antonio Gomes Pena Jr

No matter how much human beings strive to make strictly rational choices, they are incapable of doing so because human knowledge is limited and suffers the influence of…

University-industry collaborations in Pakistan: current challenges and future opportunities

Khaleel Malik, Tariq Bashir, Tariq Mahmood Ali

This paper aims to identify current challenges that hinder university–industry (U-I) collaboration in Pakistan and presents future opportunities for promoting such collaborations…