Corporate Foresight：Conceptualization and Process Mechanism
Zhang Zhengang1,2,3,Chen Yihua1
(1. School of Business Administration, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China;2. Guangdong Think Tank for Science and Technology Revolution and Technology Foresight, Guangzhou 510640, China;3. Guangzhou Research Center for Innovation System of Large-Scale Enterprise, Guangzhou 510640, China)
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