Futures Thinking and Organizational Policy: Case Studies for Managing Rapid Change in Technology, Globalization and Workforce Diversity

✍ Scribed by Deborah A. Schreiber, Zane L. Berge

Publisher: Springer International Publishing,Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 435
Edition: 1st ed.
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

This book proposes that organizational policies are what ensure the institutionalization and sustainability of futures thinking in organizations. It presents several case studies from corporations and other institutions that describe effective use of foresight methods and internal policies to respond to rapid change. The case studies address changing trends in technology, globalization and/or workforce diversity, and the impact on the economic and political well-being of the organization. The editors also develop an organizational capability maturity model for futures thinking as well as providing questions for discussion that promote critical review of each case chapter. This book will inform scholars and organizational leaders how best to utilize foresight methodologies and organizational policies to sustain successful management strategies within futures thinking organizations.

Chapter 9 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxviii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
Introduction to Futures Thinking in Organizations (Deborah A. Schreiber)....Pages 3-34
Organizational Capability Model for Futures Thinking (Deborah A. Schreiber)....Pages 35-53
Front Matter ....Pages 55-55
Foresight, Organization Policies and Management Strategies in Electric Vehicle Technology Advances at Tesla (Alfred Akakpo, Evans Akwasi Gyasi, Bentil Oduro, Sunny Akpabot)....Pages 57-69
Defending the Delta: Practices of Foresight at Dutch Infrastructure Providers (Patrick van der Duin, Andreas Ligtvoet)....Pages 71-90
Foresight as a Facilitator for Innovative Capability and Organizational Adaptability: Insights from a Family Firm in the HVAC Industry (Reimo Jahn, Hans Koller)....Pages 91-111
The Evolving Approach to Strategic Corporate Foresight at Swiss Bank PostFinance in the Age of Digital Transformation (Marc K. Peter)....Pages 113-132
Anticipating and Managing Change in Large Organization Strategic Environment: Using Foresight and Organizational Policy to Enable Futures Literate Decision-Making (Anna Sacio-Szymańska, Kacper Nosarzewski)....Pages 133-155
Corporate Foresight and Roadmapping for Innovation in Russia: A Joint University Corporate Experience (Konstantin Vishnevskiy, Jonathan Calof, Dirk Meissner)....Pages 157-176
Front Matter ....Pages 177-177
Circles of Impression: External Foresight in Global Enterprises (Magnus Boman, Tobias Heger)....Pages 179-199
Envisioning Successful Sino-Foreign Universities in 2030: Considerations for Current and Prospective Partnerships (Lionel H. Henderson)....Pages 201-223
Institutionalizing Futures Thinking in the Canadian Army (Michael A. Rostek)....Pages 225-245
Foresight Renewal: Beginning and Ending with Foresight in the Florida and Ohio Army National Guard Organizations (David M. Stehlik, James P. Foot)....Pages 247-268
Futures Thinking: Strategy Used by Trust Bank to Survive Global Economic Collapse During the Great Recession of 2008 (Steven M. Walker)....Pages 269-284
Front Matter ....Pages 285-285
Pledge Towards Workforce Diversity and Organisational Wellbeing: A Case Study of Aviva Plc (Bentil Oduro, Sunny Akpabot, Alfred Akakpo, Evans Akwasi Gyasi)....Pages 287-303
Diverse Alternative Learning Visions 2026–2066: Transforming and Reframing the University as a Lifelong Social Design Lab (Ian Pollock, Lonny J. Avi Brooks)....Pages 305-326
Accelerating Diverse Leader Readiness Through Foresight and Futures Thinking (Priscilla Gill, Tami France)....Pages 327-345
Disney’s Workforce of the Future: From HR Initiative to Organizational Culture (Yvette Montero Salvatico, Frank Wilson Spencer IV)....Pages 347-375
Front Matter ....Pages 377-377
Final Discussions (Deborah A. Schreiber)....Pages 379-389
Supplemental Learning Materials (Deborah A. Schreiber)....Pages 391-406
Back Matter ....Pages 407-416

✦ Subjects

Business and Management; Organization; Innovation/Technology Management; Emerging Markets/Globalization; Diversity Management/Women in Business; Business Strategy/Leadership; Banking

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