Managerial breakthoughs : action techniques for strategic change/ Emshoff

ix, 211 hal. ; 22 cm

Managerial breakthoughs : action techniques for strategic change/ Emshoff

ix, 211 hal. ; 22 cm

Planning the Process of Improving the Planning Process: A Case Study in Meta-Planning

Most of the published literature on planning is either prescriptive (i.e., what ought to be the way planning is done), or descriptive (i.e., how it is actually carried out). This paper addresses the problem of moving from a relatively ineffective planning process to one that meets the prescriptive characteristics it theoretically ought to contain. The premise of the paper is that the conversion of a planning system needs as much planning as the process being planned. Hence, the short-hand title of "meta-planning." The argument is made for more research on meta-planning, some initial hypotheses are developed toward a theory of meta-planning, and an extensive case study is presented to show, the credibility of the hypotheses.

The New rules of the game: the four key experinces managers must have to thrive in the non-hierarchical 90s and beyond/ Emshoff

xiv, 219 hal.; 24 cm

The New rules of the game: the four key experinces managers must have tothrive in the non-hierarchical 90s and beyond/ Emshoff

xiv, 219 hal.; 24 cm

Assumptional Analysis: A Methodology for Strategic Problem Solving

This paper deals with the critical role that assumptions play in strategic planning and strategic problem forming. It attempts to formulate a methodology or systematic procedure for (1) uncovering (surfacing), (2) analyzing the effect, and (3) challenging key policy assumptions. The paper shows how the dialectical approach to strategic planning first suggested by Churchman (Churchman, C. W. 1971. The design of inquiring systems. Basic Books, New York; Churchman, C. W. 1968. The systems approach. Delacorte, New York.) and Mason (Mason, R. O. 1969. A dialectical approach to strategic planning. Management Sci. 15 B403-B414.) can put on a more systematic and operational basis such that it can serve as a useful methodology for addressing ill-structured, i.e., difficult-to-define, problems.planning, philosophy of modeling