Planning Review: Volume 6 Issue 2
Table of contents
The future of futurists
William G. SharwellRobert Louis Stevenson observed that, “With the present so exacting, who would annoy himself about the future.” Yet, all of us are annoying ourselves with the future, and our…
Balancing international risk and profit
F.T. HanerTransnational corporations (TNCs) are recognizing the necessity of stratifying countries according to level of risk exposure so that they may optimize planning for:
Society's five‐sided attack on management
Roy AmaraAs changes occur in the society in which management functions, changes must occur in the nature of management. To discern how these changes may come about, we need to become…
PIMS: Through a different looking glass
Thomas H. NaylorThe January issue of Planning Review contained an article by Bradley T. Gale which described the PIMS Program of SPI. Utilizing a database of strategic information on over one…
Cross‐sectional analysis: The new frontier in planning
Bradley T. GaleCross‐Sectional vs. Time‐Series Analysis. The strategic position of a business is not immutable. It can be altered by external changes in the market it serves, the technology it…
A second look at U.S. energy
John P. Henry, David E. RaphaelOver the next five to ten years, critical decisions made concerning U.S. energy will have profound effects on government, business, and the American people. Many recent analyses…
Our electronic library
Long range planning must include planning for personnel development and organizational structural changes. Basically, this involves 3 steps. The first is to objectively appraise…
Are you running a company or a cloister? (Twenty ways to get in touch with the world)
Jay S. MendellDecide if you are running a company or a cloister. The American Management Associations estimated that 70% of a company's destiny is controlled by external affairs and 30% by…