Technological Forecasting for Industry and Government: Methods and Applications.

Bright, James

ISBN 10: 0139021485 ISBN 13: 9780139021480

Publisher: Prentice-Hall, 1968

From the "Business and government long ago learned the value of anticipating the character, intensity, and timing of environmental forces and changes. Forecasts of industrial production, markets, agricultural production, sociological change, government spending, political attitudes, and the weather are regarded as essential to help institutions meet their futures. The wisdom of studying the things that shape the future is proven, even though everyone realizes that predictions about them will lack perfection. Now one of the most powerful forces in our environment - and at times by far the most important for many firms and even for nations - is technology..."

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.