Strategic Planning To Cope With Uncertainty
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Strategic Planning To Cope With Uncertainty
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Author : Jack M. Guttentag
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Strategic Planning To Cope With Uncertainty written by Jack M. Guttentag and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with categories.
Managing Uncertainty In Crisis
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Author : Xiaoli Lu
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-11-07
Managing Uncertainty In Crisis written by Xiaoli Lu and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-07 with Social Science categories.
This book studies the variety of organizational strategies selected to cope with critical uncertainties during crises. This research formulates and applies an institutional sense-making model to explain the selection of strategies for coping with uncertainties during crises to answer the question why some organizations select a rule-based strategy to cope with uncertainties, whereas others pursue a more ad hoc-based strategy. It finds that the level of institutionalization does not affect strategy selection in the initial phase of responding to crises; that three rigidity effects can be identified in the selection of sense-making strategies once organizations have faced the failure of their selected strategies; that discontinuities in the feedback loop of sense-making do not necessarily move organizations to switch their sense-making strategies, but interact with institutionalization to contribute to switching sense-making strategies. This book bridges the gap between institutional thinking and crisis management theorizing. A major step forward in the world of crisis management studies! ——Professor Arjen Boin, Leiden University, the Netherlands In a world of increasingly complex, sociotechnical systems interacting in high-risk environments, Professor Lu’s analysis of how organizations manage uncertainty is both timely and profound. ——Professor Louise K. Comfort, Director, Center for Disaster Management, University of Pittsburgh, USA Prof. Lu greatly enhances our understanding of how organizations cope with uncertainty and make sense of their challenges under the pressures of catastrophe. ——Dr. Arnold M. Howitt, Faculty Co-Director, Program on Crisis Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School, USA This book provides not only a theory of crisis management but also a key concept around which research and practice can be conducted. ——Professor Naim Kapucu, Director of School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, USA A generic institutional model for analyzing and managing hazards, disasters and crises worldwide. ——Professor Joop Koppenjan, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands This book has done an excellent job in opening the black box of how organizations make sense of the crisis situations they face and develop strategies to respond. It should be read by all of us who wish for a peaceful and safe world. ——Professor Lan Xue, Dean of School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China
Is Strategic Planning An Oyxmoron Coping With Uncertainty
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Author : Allaire, Yvan
language : en
Publisher: Montréal : Centre de recherche en gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal
Release Date : 1988
Is Strategic Planning An Oyxmoron Coping With Uncertainty written by Allaire, Yvan and has been published by Montréal : Centre de recherche en gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with categories.
Scenario Based Strategic Planning
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Author : Burkhard Schwenker
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-12-05
Scenario Based Strategic Planning written by Burkhard Schwenker and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-05 with Business & Economics categories.
In a world characterized by increasing complexity and volatility, managers must be able to flexibly adapt their strategies to changing environmental conditions. Traditional strategic management frameworks often fail in this context. Therefore, we present "scenario-based strategic planning" as a framework for strategic management in an uncertain world. Previous approaches to scenario planning were complex and focused on the long term, but the approach developed by Roland Berger and the Center for Strategy and Scenario Planning at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management is different. By designing appropriate tools and integrating scenario planning into strategic planning, we have made our approach less complex and easier for firms to apply. We illustrate the approach with examples from different industries.
Managing Uncertainty
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Author : Michel Syrett
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2012-10-04
Managing Uncertainty written by Michel Syrett and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-04 with Business & Economics categories.
A guide to understanding and responding to business uncertainty in the twenty-first century Managing uncertainty has become a new business imperative. Technological discontinuities, regulatory upheavals, geopolitical shocks, abrupt shifts in consumer tastes or behavior, and many other factors have emerged or intensified in recent years and together conspire to undermine even the most carefully constructed business strategies. Managing Uncertainty: Strategies for Surviving and Thriving in Turbulent Times addresses these new challenges, assessing the sources of business turbulence, how to classify uncertainty, and the different ways in which uncertainty can be embraced to allow greater innovation and growth. Drawing on examples from around the world, the book presents the most recent ideas on what it means to manage uncertainty, from practitioners, academics, and consultants. Addresses the challenges of managing uncertainty in business Presents a step-by-step guide to managing business uncertainty Draws examples from major international companies, including Intel, Procter & Gamble, Siemens, Boeing, Philips, Ford, Apple, and many more Written for business leaders and managers looking for new ways to ensure that their businesses continue to thrive in a world of increasing complexity, Managing Uncertainty presents new and innovative ideas about reducing risk by understanding difficult-to-predict shifts.
The Subtle Art Of Strategy
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Author : Ian Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2003-10-30
The Subtle Art Of Strategy written by Ian Wilson and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-30 with Business & Economics categories.
Strategy—and the planning that created it—has too often failed to deliver its promised results. The reasons for this failure are many and varied, but include an over-reliance on the next big thing in strategic methodology, a failure to recognize and deal with the total change that strategy requires in an organization, and an inability to deal with uncertainty. Wilson argues that strategy is a subtle and demanding art, far more than it is a science or a methodology. • To succeed in dealing with complex, interacting forces inside and outside the organization, strategy must: • Deal with the totality of the organization in the context of its total environment (not just one function or one facet of the organization) • Learn to harness the power of opposites (the sometimes conflicting objectives of the organization, e.g., the long term and short term; vision and execution; economic constraints and social responsibility) • Deal constructively with pervasive uncertainty in its future • Develop a strategic vision • Create a culture that fosters a strategic mindset throughout the organization. Without constant change and adaptation, a strategy will fail. Continuing success depends, therefore, upon constant learning from customers, competitors, changes in our environment, and our own mistakes.
Planning For Tomorrow Today
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Author : M. Burger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Planning For Tomorrow Today written by M. Burger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
This exploratory study was focused on a number of Dutch forest and nature management organizations. Ten different organizations were analyzed, ranging from private organizations to governmental ones. The aim was to see if these organizations experience uncertainty and how it is taken into account in their planning practices, by investigating which type of planning is used. The theoretical basis of this study was formed by the categorization of planning as proposed by Mintzberg and Lampel (1999). Their study suggests that strategic planning can be divided into ten different approaches they call ‘planning schools’. Each planning school has its own characteristics and theoretical foundations. For every organization, the person who was responsible for planning (or very knowledgeable on the subject) was interviewed in a semi-structured manner, to investigate if the organization applied one of the ten planning schools in order to cope with uncertainty. The transcripts of these interviews were analyzed through the use of a qualitative deductive category application. The research was also used to get an overview of the different planning practices as applied by forest and management organizations across the Netherlands. The study showed that the organizations did not experience uncertainty very much. However, a number of strategies that are used, are mentioned in literature to be strategies for coping with uncertainty. Tactics like these include applying adaptive management strategies, reducing uncertainty by collecting additional information by e.g. improving knowledge through monitoring and reducing uncertainty by shortening timehorizons which improves the predictability of future events. The strategy that is used for coping with uncertainty is not directly linked to their planning practices. Organizations with similar strategies apply different planning practices. This means that most organizations indeed cope with uncertainty, often without them even being aware of it.
Lessons From Rand S Work On Planning Under Uncertainty For National Security
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Author : Paul K. Davis
language : en
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Release Date : 2012-08
Lessons From Rand S Work On Planning Under Uncertainty For National Security written by Paul K. Davis and has been published by Rand Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08 with Computers categories.
"A first step in dealing with uncertainty is confronting its existence, ubiquity, and magnitude. A second step is dealing with it when informing assessments and decisions. As the Cold War waned, RAND developed new methods that urged sketching the no-surprises future, listing known branch-style uncertainties, and stretching the imagination to envision potential shocks, good or bad (e.g., Soviet Union disintegration or Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait). Major surprises will nonetheless occur, and some of RAND's most important work on uncertainty has to do with coping with surprise developments. RAND's progress in national security uncertainty analysis benefited from a confluence of developments in computer and software technology, theory and practice in strategic planning and decisionmaking, analytic theory and methods, and theory of complex adaptive systems. Work has emphasized facing up to deep uncertainty in many dimensions, performing exploratory analysis of "the possibility space," identifying regions of that space that pose special risks or opportunities, finding options to improve capabilities, and using portfolio analysis to conceive and compare strategic options for economically dealing with the diversity of challenges. A cross-cutting RAND theme is finding flexible, adaptive, and robust (FAR) strategies. Ultimately, different problems call for different approaches to uncertainty. If the theory of planning under uncertainty and preparing to cope with surprise effectively is difficult and complex, this report makes clear that implementing and maintaining corresponding changes is even more difficult and suggests that policymakers to be constantly vigilant in ensuring that related initiatives are not undercut or allowed to wither."--Provided by publisher.
Managing Project Uncertainty
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Author : David Cleden
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-03-02
Managing Project Uncertainty written by David Cleden and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-02 with Business & Economics categories.
Dealing effectively with uncertainty requires today's project manager to be familiar with a broad spectrum of strategies, encompassing both 'hard' and 'soft' methods. This theme of unified thinking (i.e. the need to selectively draw upon a wide range of strategies in any given situation) will differentiate the book from its contemporaries. By picking up where traditional risk management techniques begin to fail, it brings together leading-edge thinking from a variety of disciplines and shows how these techniques can be used to conquer uncertainty in projects. The ability to make good decisions when faced with uncertainty is the real challenge. It is a universal truth that a decision is only as good as the information it is based on. But good information is often hard to come by, and all projects are vulnerable to the unknown and the unknowable. Thus, uncertainty becomes the sworn enemy of the project manager. Wherever we try to analyse, quantify, plan and act, uncertainty lies in wait to surprise us with its ambiguity and unpredictability. It lurks in every stage of the project lifecycle: in the planning (how long will this really take?), the initiation (this isn't the situation I expected!), the execution (who could have foreseen that happening?), and even the completion of a project (where are the expected benefits?). But managing uncertainty is a lot more than just applying risk management techniques. It requires a deep appreciation of how uncertainty arises and, by recognising its different guises, the appropriate strategies can be formulated. If we can learn how to reduce uncertainty, we can make better management decisions and increase the chances of the project succeeding. This book addresses five key questions: ¢ Why is there uncertainty in projects? ¢ How do you spot the symptoms of uncertainty, preferably at an early stage? ¢ What can be done to avoid uncertainty? ¢ What strategies can be used to deal with project uncertainty? ¢ How can both the individual and the organisation learn to cope more effectively in the future? The reader is assumed to be a either a project management professional, or a senior manager looking for ways to improve project management strategy within their organisation. As such, a foundation in project management basics is assumed, although not essential. The book then builds on this by exposing new ideas and concepts, and shows how these can be harnessed to tackle uncertainty in its many guises.
Strategic Planning By International Banks To Cope With Uncertainty
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Author : Jack M. Guttentag
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Strategic Planning By International Banks To Cope With Uncertainty written by Jack M. Guttentag and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Banks and banking, International categories.