Description: Foresight in Organizations Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Methods and Tools Author(s): Patrick van der Duin Format: Paperback Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom Imprint: Routledge ISBN-13: 9781138692862, 978-1138692862 Synopsis Foresight for Organizations will acquaint the reader with various foresight methods and tools, to show the reader how these methods are used, what the pitfalls are and how the methods relate to each other. This innovative volume offers the reader the ability to carry out a study of the future by him- or herself and apply the results in a decision-making strategy process. The author addresses the following methods: scenarios, trend analysis, the Delphi method, quantitative trend extrapolation, technology assessment, backcasting and roadmapping; the most relevant and popular methods that also cover the range of approaches from predictive, via normative to explorative. Every chapter also contains references to additional literature about the methods being discussed. This book is essential reading for researchers, academics and students in the areas of Community Development, Sociology of organizations, Change management, Social entrepreneurship, Sustainable development and participative planning.
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Book Title: Foresight in Organizations
Subject Area: Social Work, Organizational Sociology
Item Height: 229mm
Item Width: 152mm
Author: Patrick Van Der Duin
Publication Name: Foresight in Organizations: Methods and Tools
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Taylor & Francis LTD
Subject: Business
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 363g
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
