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    Business planning for turbulent times : new methods for applying scenarios / edited by Rafael Ramírez, John W. Selsky, and Kees van der Heijden.

    • Title:Business planning for turbulent times : new methods for applying scenarios / edited by Rafael Ramírez, John W. Selsky, and Kees van der Heijden.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Ramírez, Rafael, 1956-
      Selsky, John W.
      Van der Heijden, Kees.
    • Published/Created:London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Business planning.
      Strategic planning.
    • Description:xxi, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
    • Series:Science in society series.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
    • ISBN:9781844075676 (cloth)
      1844075672 (cloth)
    • Contents:1. Introduction: Why Write This Book and for Whom? / Rafael Ramirez, Kees van der Heijden and John W. 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 Jimenez
      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 Ramirez
      12. From Causal Textures to Predetermined Elements to New Realities in Scenario Thinking and Practice / George Burt
      13. Conceptions of Fairness and Forming the Common Ground / Shirin Elahi
      14. Turbulence and Corporate Social Responsibility: Is There a Role for Scenarios? / Andromache Athanasopoulou
      15. Conclusion: The Conjuncture of Scenarios and Causal Textures - Contributions and Progress / John W. Selsky, Kees van der Heijden and Rafael Ramirez.
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