Handbook of Research on Strategy and Foresight, Hardcover by Costanzo, Laura ...

Handbook of Research on Strategy and Foresight, Hardcover by Costanzo, Laura Anna (EDT); Mackay, Robert Bradley (EDT), ISBN 184542963X, ISBN-13 9781845429638, Brand New, Free shipping in the USEditors Costanzo (strategic management, U. of Surrey), MacKay (strategy, U. of Edinburgh), and 50 contributors examine and evaluate dynamic environments and appropriate strategic responses to them in the 21st century. The collection of 29 original chapters is intended to encourage rigorous and innovative inquiry into the relationship between strategy and foresight. Topics cover imaginative and multi-disciplinary views of the past, present, and future of strategy development and foresight. The authors critique research in four primary areas: strategy and foresight processes, strategy innovation for the future, understanding the future, and strategic responses to the future. Topics include: redefining strategic foresight, the symbolism of foresight processes in organizations, researching the organization- environment relationship, the role of middle managers in enabling foresight, interactions with customers for innovation, and dynamic knowledge creation. Th will interest academics, students, and professionals involved in the field. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()