Managing the Future (eBook, PDF)

Foresight in the Knowledge Economy
Redaktion: Tsoukas, Haridimos; Shepherd, Jill

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, leading authors explore ways in which organizations can develop their ability to manage the future. * * An exploration of the ways in which organizations can develop their ability to manage the future. * Consists of ten papers written by authors from both sides of the Atlantic and from Asia, all of whom are distinguished scholars in the fields of strategy or organizational learning. * Addresses key questions about how organizational foresight can be conceptualized and developed, and the extent to which it is possible. * The papers are prefaced by a foreword from Spyros Makridakis and an introduction from the editors. * Helps to shape a new research agenda, and so will be of interest to academics, as well as to students and practitioners.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781405142397
• Artikelnr.: 38280451

Autorenporträt

For 8 years, Jill Shepherd served in the US Military as a Combat Medic in the Utah National Guard, while earning her degree in Nursing at Southern Utah University. In January 2004, Jill was deployed to Afghanistan, returning home in April 2005. She has earned 5 medals for her outstanding service, and was the first female finisher of the inaugural Afghanistan Marathon, making a total of 18 marathons she has completed together with earning the highest Fitness award during Army Basic Training. In addition to her US Military service, Jill received her Bachelor's of Science in Nursing at Southern Utah University. In 2006, she placed 3rd in the Cinco De Mayo Sailboat Regatta in Mexico, and in 2007, Jill was chosen one of four women for the "Women of Strength" featured in Muscle and Fitness Hers Magazine. Possibly one of the most unusual adventures for Jill though, has been her unexpected experience in becoming Miss Utah 2007, which took her to the national competition in the Miss America Pageant, January 2008, ending as a finalist and winning "America's Choice" for Miss America. Jill has since loved being a Nurse for 10 years in the Emergency Department at Primary Children's Hospital, bringing smiles to children's faces. Jill is happily married to Kerry Shepherd and they are enjoying beginning their own little family. They have 4 young kids who they easily get distracted by and have lots of fun with. Between being a proud Mom and housewife, she continues to inspire many as a Professional Speaker and Author .

Inhaltsangabe

Figures.
Tables.
Notes on the Contributors.
Foreword: Foresight Matters (Spyros Makridakis).
1. Introduction: Organizations and The Future, From Forecasting To
Foresight (Haridimos Tsoukas And Jill Shepherd).
Part I: Making Sense Of Organizational Foresight.
2. Re-Educating Attention: What Is Foresight And How Is It Cultivated
(Robert Chia).
3. Invention And Navigation As Contrasting Metaphors Of The Pathways To The
Future (V.K. Narayan And Liam Fahey).
4. Strategy And Time: Really Recognizing The Future (T.K. Das).
Part II: Foresight And Organizational Learning.
5. Foresight Or Foreseeing? A Social Action Explanation Of Complex
Collective Knowing (David R. Schwandt And Margaret Gorman).
6. Retrospective Sensemaking And Foresight: Studying The Past To Prepare
For The Future (Raanan Lipshitz, Neta Ron & Micha Popper).
7. Can Illusion Of Control Destroy A Firm's Competence? The Case Of
Forecasting Ability (Rudolph Durand).
Part III: Developing Foresightful Organizations.
8. Time Travelling: Organizational Foresight As Temporal Reflexivity
(Miguel Pina E. Cunha).
9. The Concept Of "Weak Signals" Revisited: A Re-Description From A
Constructivist Perspective (David Seidl).
10. Meta-Rules For Entrepreneurial Foresight (Ted Fuller, Paul Argyle and
Paul Moran).
11. Autopoietic Limitations Of Probing The Future (Deborah Blackman And
Steven Henderson).
Afterword: Insights Into Foresight (Kees van der Heijden).
Index

Rezensionen

"This is a fascinating book, placing contemporary techniques formanagerial foresight within a rich and challenging theoreticalcontext. It is recommended equally for thinking practitioners andfor practice-sensitive teachers and researchers." RichardWhittington, Said Business School

"This timely book adds a new dimension to the strategy debateand sources of competitive advantage. Its topic, strategicforesight, is most crucial in turbulent environments, in whichchange is frequent and disruptive. The authors show that not somuch a superior vision, appropriate plan, generic strategy,innovative culture or unique resource-pool, but rather strategicforesight differentiates successful firms from failing firms. Infact, unlearning and relearning may be one of the most importantoutcomes." Professor Henk W Volberda, Rotterdam School ofManagement, Erasmus University

"Strategic foresight is central to managing the future, yet itis one of the least understood areas of management. Tsoukas andShepherd offer a collection of readings that serve to deepen ourunderstanding of what organizational foresight is, and what ittakes to do it well. Designed for the reader who seeks more than asuperficial overview, it offers jewels of insight and a variety offrameworks that serve to challenge and enrich our mental maps aboutdeveloping organizational foresight." Mary Crossan, Universityof Western Ontario

"Hari Tsoukas, Jill Sherpherd and the other contributors of thisbook provide a compelling vision as to why the 'future could beours to manage.' This is a thought-provoking book that offers waysby which individuals can develop foresight." Raghu Garud, NewYork University

"This is really good material, from good scholars, onthis emerging field. It will attract a wide audience." ColinEden, University of Strathclyde

"This book brings together different perspectives on anincreasingly challenging question: just how might managers copewith the bewildering changes that are occurring in the world aroundthem. The book raises more questions that it answers perhaps; butthat is for the good: they are questions that need to be raised toinform a research agenda that is, and will increasingly become,central to management needs." Gerry Johnson, StrathclydeUniversity