Futures thinking and organizational policy : case studies for managing rapid change in technology, globalization and workforce diversity /: case studies for managing rapid change in technology, globalization and workforce diversity. ([2019])
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- Futures thinking and organizational policy : case studies for managing rapid change in technology, globalization and workforce diversity /: case studies for managing rapid change in technology, globalization and workforce diversity. ([2019])
- Main Title:
- Futures thinking and organizational policy : case studies for managing rapid change in technology, globalization and workforce diversity
- Further Information:
- Note: Deborah A. Schreiber, Zane L. Berge, editors.
- Editors:
- Schreiber, Deborah A
Berge, Zane L - Contents:
- Intro; Preface; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I Introduction; 1 Introduction to Futures Thinking in Organizations; Background: Strategic Planning, Organizational Foresight, and Futures Thinking; New Roles for Employees, Managers, and the Organization; Recognizing and Interpreting Triggers; Source of Change and Type of Disruption; Closing Remarks; References; 2 Organizational Capability Model for Futures Thinking; Introduction; Discussion; Development of Schreiber-Berge Model; Profiles of Organizational Capability; Conclusions; References Part II Technological Change3 Foresight, Organization Policies and Management Strategies in Electric Vehicle Technology Advances at Tesla; Introduction; Discussion; The Role of Foresight and Insight into the Development of Electric Vehicles; Organizational Policies to Institutionalize Efforts; Management Strategies to Sustain Success; Conclusions; References; 4 Defending the Delta: Practices of Foresight at Dutch Infrastructure Providers; Introduction; Ways of Foresight; Types of Foresight Methods; Formal and Explicit Use of Methods; Process of Foresight Implementation of Foresight and StrategyTypes of Strategy Processes; "Strategic Options" and Foresight; Navigable Strategies; Organisational Policies to Sustain Foresight Efforts; External Analysis: Dealing with Stakeholders Within the Foresight Process; "Strategic Space"; Flexibility and Adaptability of the Organisation; Concluding Remarks;Intro; Preface; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I Introduction; 1 Introduction to Futures Thinking in Organizations; Background: Strategic Planning, Organizational Foresight, and Futures Thinking; New Roles for Employees, Managers, and the Organization; Recognizing and Interpreting Triggers; Source of Change and Type of Disruption; Closing Remarks; References; 2 Organizational Capability Model for Futures Thinking; Introduction; Discussion; Development of Schreiber-Berge Model; Profiles of Organizational Capability; Conclusions; References Part II Technological Change3 Foresight, Organization Policies and Management Strategies in Electric Vehicle Technology Advances at Tesla; Introduction; Discussion; The Role of Foresight and Insight into the Development of Electric Vehicles; Organizational Policies to Institutionalize Efforts; Management Strategies to Sustain Success; Conclusions; References; 4 Defending the Delta: Practices of Foresight at Dutch Infrastructure Providers; Introduction; Ways of Foresight; Types of Foresight Methods; Formal and Explicit Use of Methods; Process of Foresight Implementation of Foresight and StrategyTypes of Strategy Processes; "Strategic Options" and Foresight; Navigable Strategies; Organisational Policies to Sustain Foresight Efforts; External Analysis: Dealing with Stakeholders Within the Foresight Process; "Strategic Space"; Flexibility and Adaptability of the Organisation; Concluding Remarks; References; 5 Foresight as a Facilitator for Innovative Capability and Organizational Adaptability: Insights from a Family Firm in the HVAC Industry; Introduction; STULZ-A Family Firm in the HVAC Sector; Issues and Challenges at STULZ Lack of Innovative CapabilityLack of Confidence in Organizational Adaptability; Foresight to Enhance Innovative Capability and Organizational Adaptability; Discussion; Foresight Workshop Design; The Foresight Program; Conclusions; Innovative Capability; Organizational Adaptability; Management Strategies to Support Foresight; Organizational Policies to Sustain Successful Foresight Efforts and Future-Thinking; References; 6 The Evolving Approach to Strategic Corporate Foresight at Swiss Bank PostFinance in the Age of Digital Transformation; Introduction; Strategy and Foresight at PostFinance Strategy Development ProcessForesight Framework; The Evolved Foresight Approach in 2016/2017; Established Organizational Policy; Future Agents and Trend Scouts; Foresight Continuum; Socially Constructed Planning Practices; Conclusion; References; 7 Anticipating and Managing Change in Large Organization Strategic Environment: Using Foresight and Organizational Policy to Enable Futures Literate Decision-Making; Introduction; Case A: BEWA-Manufacturer of Beverages; Foresight Impact and Sustainability Measures (Case A); Case B: ITeE-PIB-Public Research Institute … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2019
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- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 658.4/012
Strategic planning -- Technological innovations
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- English
- ISBNs:
- 9783319949239
3319949233 - Notes:
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