... the present (market) environments or deploying a forecasting scheme (see Georghiou, 1996 ; Mackay and Mckiernan, 2004). It implies acknowledging the ever‐present uncertainty (Courtney, 2001). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Managers Forward planning Company performance Sweden...

...Sandrine Paillard Purpose This paper seeks to explore the interrelationships between futures studies and public decision making in Sweden. Design/methodology/approach Based on a series of interviews conducted in Stockholm in December 2003, this paper presents the main players...

...Abdul Khakee In order to implement the sustainable development principles of Agenda 21 some municipalities in Sweden have developed scenarios for sustainable local societies. These scenarios differ from the two previous generations of scenarios in the sense that they require the participation...