Yearly Archives: 2010

Operationalization of Dynamic Capabilities

Yesterday I gave a presentation at the meeting of the Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Commission of the German Academic Association for Business Research: Operationalization of Dynamic Capabilities View more presentations from Rene Rohrbeck. I used this opportunity to discuss the … Continue reading

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Conference report: 5th Workshop on Organizational Change and Development

Last month, from 23th – 24th of September, I attended the 5th workshop on organizational change and development in Vienna, Austria, organized by EIASM. About 30 articles were presented on topics like organizational change, crisis management, organizational learning and dynamic … Continue reading

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Strategic Issue Management – an ability of Organizational Future Orientation

Ansoff  introduced the concept of “Strategic Issue Management” in 1980. A strategic issue is “…a forthcoming development, either inside or outside of the organization, which is likely to have an important impact on the ability of the enterprise to meet … Continue reading

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AOM Annual Meeting 2011

The largest conference for management research, the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, will be held next year in San Antonio, Texas from August 12-16.  The call for submissions  for papers, symposia, and PDW Workshop is out and can be viewed … Continue reading

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Are winning companies building future orientation on people or process?

As discussed in our first blog post, we believe that future orientation can be attained both by foresight and strategic management processes and by defining responses  top-down and by encouraging all employees to be on the lookout for external change … Continue reading

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