...Aqueeb Sohail Shaik; Sanjay Dhir Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a structured review of the literature on the factors affecting the strategic thinking of an organization. This study offers some theoretical insights by analysing the divergent or analogous views of authors...

...Sanjay Dhir; Swati Dhir; Payel Samanta Purpose This study aims to derive a sound definition of strategic thinking by horizontal analysis of past research and discussions with professionals. Design/methodology/approach The research design includes three broad stages: item generation, scale...

.../approach The paper draws on social systems thinking, causal layered analysis and integral futures, and contrasts the interpretative and transformative approaches to futures research. Findings Sub‐Saharan Africa reached a crossroad in its development. There are powerful forces...

... A new analytical technique, “mode‐level analysis”, is introduced and described, based on a classification of “modes” of futures thinking and levels of “depth” of interpretive frameworks. By choosing both a set of thinking modes and a series of interpretive levels as a basis, prospective methods may...