Author Archives: Maximilian Schlesinger
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
Posted in Methods and tools, Theory
Tagged Environmental Scanning, Strategic Issue Management
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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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Building Future Orientation without a foresight process
In the past, corporate foresight research was often based on processes and fixed structures. It was assumed that specialized units within the organization collect data by using specific methods like scenario analyses and roadmapping. Then recommendations for following processes (e.g. … Continue reading
Posted in Cases, Reviews, Theory
Tagged corporate culture, Corporate Foresight, foresight process
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Dictionary on terminology
In our research we have found that there is also a strong practitioner and research community in France, Germany and Spain. To facilitate finding and understanding relevant articles we have put together a small dictionary that gives you the translations … Continue reading
