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Business planning for turbulent times [electronic resource] : new methods for applying scenarios / edited by Rafael Ram�irez, John W. Selsky and Kees van der Heijden.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Science in society seriesPublication details: London ; Sterling, Va. : Earthscan, c2010.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxii, 314 p. : ill., mapsISBN:
  • 9781849774703 (ebook : PDF)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources: Also available in print edition.
Contents:
1. Introduction : why this book and who for? / Rafael Ram�irez, Kees van der Heijden and John Selsky -- 2. Conceptual and historical overview / Rafael Ramirez, John W. Selsky and Kees van der Heijden -- 3. How do scenario practices and search conferences complement each other? / Jaime Jim�enez -- 4. Reflecting on scenario practice : the contribution of a soft systems perspective / Trudi Lang and Lynn Allen -- 5. New forms of coherence for the social engagement of the social scientist : the theory and facilitation of organizational change from the perspective of the Emery-Trist systems paradigm and the Ilya Prigogine school of thought / Mary Bernard -- 6. Turbulence in the Indian agricultural sector : a scenario analysis / Kees van der Heijden -- 7. Swarm planning : a new design paradigm dealing with long-term problems associated with turbulence / Rob E. Roggema -- 8. Designing more effective political governance of turbulent fields : the case of healthcare / Niklas Arvidsson -- 9. To what extent do Venezuela's causal textures allow scenarios to work towards social dialogue? / Martin Thomas -- 10. Managing disruptive change and turbulence through continuous change thinking and scenarios / John W. Selsky and Joseph E. McCann -- 11. Scenarios that provide clarity in addressing turbulence / Rafael Ram�irez -- 12. From causal textures to predetermined elements to new realities in scenario thinking and practice / George Burt -- 13. Conceptions of fairness and the forming of the common ground / Shirin Elahi -- 14. Turbulence and corporate social responsibility : is there a role for scenarios? / Andromache Athanasopoulou -- 15. Turbulence, business planning and the unfolding financial crisis / Kees van der Heijden ... [et al.] -- 16. Conclusion : the conjucture of scenarios and causal textures : contributions and progress / John W. Selsky, Kees van der Heijden and Rafael Ram�irez.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction : why this book and who for? / Rafael Ram�irez, Kees van der Heijden and John Selsky -- 2. Conceptual and historical overview / Rafael Ramirez, John W. Selsky and Kees van der Heijden -- 3. How do scenario practices and search conferences complement each other? / Jaime Jim�enez -- 4. Reflecting on scenario practice : the contribution of a soft systems perspective / Trudi Lang and Lynn Allen -- 5. New forms of coherence for the social engagement of the social scientist : the theory and facilitation of organizational change from the perspective of the Emery-Trist systems paradigm and the Ilya Prigogine school of thought / Mary Bernard -- 6. Turbulence in the Indian agricultural sector : a scenario analysis / Kees van der Heijden -- 7. Swarm planning : a new design paradigm dealing with long-term problems associated with turbulence / Rob E. Roggema -- 8. Designing more effective political governance of turbulent fields : the case of healthcare / Niklas Arvidsson -- 9. To what extent do Venezuela's causal textures allow scenarios to work towards social dialogue? / Martin Thomas -- 10. Managing disruptive change and turbulence through continuous change thinking and scenarios / John W. Selsky and Joseph E. McCann -- 11. Scenarios that provide clarity in addressing turbulence / Rafael Ram�irez -- 12. From causal textures to predetermined elements to new realities in scenario thinking and practice / George Burt -- 13. Conceptions of fairness and the forming of the common ground / Shirin Elahi -- 14. Turbulence and corporate social responsibility : is there a role for scenarios? / Andromache Athanasopoulou -- 15. Turbulence, business planning and the unfolding financial crisis / Kees van der Heijden ... [et al.] -- 16. Conclusion : the conjucture of scenarios and causal textures : contributions and progress / John W. Selsky, Kees van der Heijden and Rafael Ram�irez.

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