企业预见：概念解析与过程机理

doi:10.6049/kjjbydc.2019050062

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PROGRESS AND POLICY

2019, Vol. 36

Issue (23): 1-10 DOI: 10.6049/kjjbydc.2019050062

Innovation in Science and Technology Management

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Corporate Foresight：Conceptualization and Process Mechanism

Zhang Zhengang^1,2,3,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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Abstract As a new field of research, the study on corporate foresight is now very fragmented. Apart from the unclear process mechanism and weak theoretical foundation, some divergences are also discovered in the connotation of the concept of corporate foresight. With the hope of improving the study of corporate foresight, this paper analyzes the structural ambidexterity, three characteristics and the mechanism of three-stage process，as well as an eight-step process basing on the conception of corporate foresight. In final, some suggestions with the hope of providing analytical framework and clues were presented for corporate foresight research, expecting more scholars to pay attention to this research field and promoting the development of this research.

Key words： Corporate Foresight Conceptualization Structural Ambidexterity Process Mechanism Strategic Management

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Zhang Zhengang,Chen Yihua. Corporate Foresight：Conceptualization and Process Mechanism[J]. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY PROGRESS AND POLICY, 2019, 36(23): 1-10.

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