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

ISBN-13: 9783319949222 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 416 str.

Schreiber, Deborah A.

Opis

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.

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PART I: INTRODUCTION

1.       Introduction to Futures Thinking in Organizations

Deborah A. Schreiber

 

2.       Organizational Capability Model for Futures Thinking

Deborah A. Schreiber

 

 

PART II: TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE

 

3.       Foresight, Organizational Policies and Management Strategies  in Electric Vehicle Technology Advances at Tesla

Alfred Akakpo, Evans Akwasi Gyasi, Bentil Oduro, Sunny Akpabot

 

4.       Defending the Delta: Practices of Foresight at Dutch Infrastructure Providers

Patrick van der Duin, Andreas Ligtvoet

 

5.       Foresight as a Facilitator for Innovative Capability and Organizational Adaptability: Insights from a Family Firm in the HVAC Industry

Reimo Jahn, Hans Koller

 

6.       The Evolving Approach to Strategic Corporate Foresight at Swiss Bank PostFinance in the Age of Digital Transformation

Marc Peter

 

7.       Anticipating and Managing Change in Large Organization Strategic Environment: Using Foresight and Organizational Policy to Enable Futures Literate Decision Making

Anna Sacio-Symanska, Kacper Nosarzewski

 

8.       Corporate Foresight and Roadmapping for Innovation in Russia: A Joint University Corporate Experience

Konstantin Vishnevskiy, Jonathan Calof, Dirk Meissner

 

 

PART III: GLOBALIZATION

 

9.       Circles of Impression: External Foresight in Global Enterprises

Magnus Boman, Tobias Heger

 

10.   Envisioning Successful Sino-Foreign Universities in 2030: Considerations for Current and Prospective Partnerships

Lee Henderson

 

11.   Institutionalizing Futures Thinking in the Canadian Army

Michael Rostek

 

12.   Foresight Renewal: Beginning and Ending with Foresight in The Florida and Ohio Army National Guard Organizations

David Stehlik

 

13.   Futures Thinking: Strategy Used by Trust Bank to Survive Global Economic Collapse during the Great Recession of 2008

Steven M. Walker

 

PART IV: WORKFORCE DIVERSITY AND WELLBEING

 

14.   Pledge toward Workforce Diversity and Organizational Wellbeing: A Case Study of Aviva Plc.

Bentil Oduro, Sunny Akpabot, Alfred Akakpo, Evans Akwasi Gyasi

 

15.   Diverse Alternative Learning Visions 2026-2066: Transforming and Reframing the University as a Lifelong Social Design Lab

Ian Pollock, Lonny Avi Brook

 

16.   Accelerating Diverse Leader Readiness through Foresight and Futures Thinking

Tami France, Priscilla Gill

 

17.   Disney’s Workforce of the Future: From HR Initiative to Organizational Culture

Yvette Montero Salvatico, Frank Spencer

 

PART V: CONCLUSION

18.   Final Discussions

Deborah A. Schreiber

 19.       Supplemental Learning Materials

Deborah A. Schreiber

O autorze

Deborah A. Schreiber is Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership at the University of La Verne, USA. Dr. Schreiber has been honored with the Charles A. Wedemeyer Award for Distinguished Scholarship for her book Distance Training: How Innovative Organizations are Using Technology to Maximize Learning and Meet Business Objectives.

Zane L. Berge is Professor and former Director of the Training Systems graduate programs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA. Prior to joining UMBC, Dr. Berge was founder and director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, Georgetown University, Washington DC.

Blurb

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.