In the province of Quebec, current and future orientations for government policy based upon sustainable development, land use and active transport are some examples.
We compute the future orientation index for each of 45 countries with data from the search engine Google for users located in the country in question from the year 2010, using the search terms "2009" and "2011".
(b) The future orientation index for 45 countries based on searches in 2010, compared with per capita GDP.
The future orientation index for a given year (e.g., 2010) is calculated as the ratio of the total number of searches for the following year ("2011") to the total number of searches for the previous year ("2009").
High values for future orientation (see definition in Table 1) should be related to increases in opportunity entrepreneurship too.
The concept of future orientation has been examined for decades, and encapsulates the notion that individuals vary in the extent to which they consider a future state when engaging in present behaviors (Massey et al. 2008).
Modalities matter, because some encourage and others discourage attributes and attitudes -- a future orientation, self-reliance, individual responsibility for healthy living -- that are essential for dignified living in an economically vibrant society that a welfare state, ravenous for revenue in an aging society, requires.
"These students become aware of the different jobs within a lab, different ways of thinking, and have also a direct link with real scientists who can help them for their future orientation".
That non-professionals lack sufficient future orientation, and do not see possibilities to take serious actions for the future is a read problem.
In general, GE's report measures up well in a number of ways, such as for the guiding principles of strategic focus and future orientation and conciseness.
