It's all about assumptions : the critical role of an applied epistemologist -- Doing what is right : the role of an applied ethicist -- Think like a system : be an applied systems thinker -- Thinking like a crisis manager -- Wisdom : how the leaders of purpose-driven organizations manage from...

Business Planning and Market Strategy offers students, entrepreneurs, and executives penetrating insights into developing business plans and market strategies that bolster the odds of succeeding in today's highly competitive marketplace. Rather than reduce the planning process to mechanistic,...

This book is a critical examination of the main ideas regarding disruptive change and startups. It systematically lays out the full set of challenges and tasks one needs to master in order for existing organizations to weather severe change or make a startup successful. Ian Mitroff outlines the...

In this empirical analysis Sara Polier investigates forward-looking external search strategies and their impact on the value contribution of corporate foresight. Based on a mixed method approach combining a quantitative and qualitative analysis of large, R&D-intensive firms, the findings reveal...

Cases on Information Technology Planning, Design and Implementation brings together a variety of real-life experiences showing how other companies and organizations have successfully, or not so successfully, planned, designed, and implemented different applications using information technology....

Drawing together a collection of 29 original chapters, the Handbook makes an invaluable contribution to theory and practice by stimulating disciplined, rigorous and imaginative enquiry into the relationship between strategy and foresight. Leading scholars in the field of strategic management are...

Das Buch widmet sich Machern und Meistern, die mutig mit Aufbruch, Chancen und Veränderung umgehen. Es versammelt ihre wichtigsten Erkenntnisse und Einsichten, die sie auf ihrem Weg gewonnen haben und verbindet sie zu einem Big Picture. Aus ihrer persönlichen Perspektive wird gezeigt, was sie...

Funktionale und institutionelle Elemente -- Zur Internationalisierung der deutschen Unternehmen -- Institutions and Internationalisation Strategy -- Mergers & Acquisitions im globalen Umfeld -- Alliance Capabilities and Alliance Performance -- The Strategic Position of SMEs in the...