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In the 1970s and early 1980s several studies recommended using a framework based on a 1977 Hulbert and Toy model for analyzing marketing variances. Proposes adaptation of the model to control the processes of sales planning and sales performance, not the performance of individuals as originally...
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Examines the characteristics and use of scenario planning as a way for businesses to cope with the future and to assist in business planning. Demonstrates several different purposes for scenarios; provides a general approach for constructing scenarios; outlines some of the roles for managers in...
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business strategy is base on a realistic strategic assessment together with a considered forecasting.  …
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Purpose – The purpose of this column is to provide the author's opinions about key issues in strategy and the future to the readership. Design/methodology/approach – Opinion column. Findings – The column finds that traditional approaches to anticipating the future do not, in fact, work....
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Purpose – This paper aims to highlight the strategic irrelevancy of much prognostication in business. Design/methodology/approach – This paper provides an opinion column. Findings – This column shows how far off base recent government predictions of the price of oil have been, and compares...
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Purpose – The topic of forecasting and our (in)ability to predict the future should be regularly revisited as our … have been obvious. Forecasting is a critical stage of the strategizing process. Why are we still getting it wrong? Design …/value – This paper acts as a warning. Forecasting is about identifying patterns and themes and designing multiple response …
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time‐varying conditional variance of Alberta electricity prices. This is of major importance in forecasting, since ARCH … uses the model to perform static and dynamic forecasts over different horizons and to compare its forecasting performance … of major importance in forecasting.  …
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hybrid‐DSGE model outperforms the classical VAR, but not the Bayesian VARs in terms of out‐of‐sample forecasting performances … theoretical DSGE model has a future in forecasting the South African economy. Originality/value – To the best of the authors …
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Purpose – This study aims to both test the asymmetric information hypothesis and explore the factors influencing the one‐ through four‐quarter‐ahead Federal Reserve inflation forecasts for 1983‐2002. Design/methodology/approach – Encompassing tests are used to examine the asymmetric...
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