...Thomaz Wood Jr.; Marco Pasturino; Miguel P. Caldas Purpose The purpose of this study is to show how strategic planning can play multiple roles in the context of conflict between two controlling shareholders in a new joint venture. Design/methodology/approach This study conducted a five-year...

...Edward William Wright; Yue Cai Hillon; Mariano Garrido-Lopez; Drake Fowler Purpose This paper aims to present several tools to facilitate strategic planning and to demystify the situational analysis and the selection of strategy. These tools include situational analysis scorecards...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Strategic planning Triple bottom line Sustainability Stakeholders Goals Content analysis Sustainability reports “Sound strategy starts with having the right goal”. – Michael Porter...

... of an organization and can be used to assess any claim upon an organization’s resources. Although their use has declined, the BCG model and the GE/McKinsey business screen are still widely used in the strategic planning process of many businesses and are still widely taught in business schools. Empirical...

... years (Teekay, 2012). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Strategic planning Strategic management tools SWOT analysis Business model Competitive analysis In 1973, the late Torben Karlshoej founded what it known as Teekay Shipping Corporation (Ingpen, 2013), which...

.... Such a perspective might suit the needs and language of fields like public policy, social services, welfare and ethics, but it isn't appropriate for strategy and strategic planning. Being stakeholder‐centric, it holds back the acceptance of a stakeholder framework in strategy. The firm‐centric stakeholder framework...

... is strategic planning, a process in which CEOs, middle managers and directors on boards find themselves frequently involved. Design/methodology/approach The outlined objective‐setting methodology is the result of more than two decades of action research. The author has worked with organizations...

...Ravi Agarwal; Wolfgang Grassl; Joy Pahl Purpose SWOT analysis is defective as a tool for guiding strategic planning because of its subjective, unsystematic, and non‐quantitative nature that lacks predictive power. This paper aims to present an alternative tool that overcomes these defects...

... in strategic planning contributes to better company performance, and to formulate recommendations on how to integrate business analytics in companies' performance management systems. Design/methodology/approach Based on a survey conducted with 89 respondents from high‐technology firms, a group...

.... And lower cost and higher revenues ensure the firm's meets its shareholders' financial expectations. Strategic management Risk management Risk assessment Strategic planning Performance management One of the key lessons from the recent recession is that firms that take on risk without being...

... day strategic planning and implementation workshops centered on “Generating the next $2 billion in revenue for Business Enterprise Solutions.” By applying the boundary‐less Metaphorming process to this challenge, we were confident that we could foster new levels of managerial collaboration, opening...

...Michael K. Allio Purpose Strategic planning remains the top‐ranked management tool, across continents, sectors, and firm sizes. Yet many firms fail to adequately prepare a strategic databank to help optimize the planning process: senior managers suffer from too little formal data, too much...

... impacted. Originality/value By exploring the vital link between issue management and strategic planning the paper demonstrates that issue management must directly involve line managers and offers practical guidelines for how managers can positively influence setting strategic objectives...

... in my role in this organization?” and “Why should I care?” Few ducks are capable of that. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Corporate strategy Strategic change Strategic planning In their book, Learning from Las Vegas, architects Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown...

... want to take another course. Strategic alignment Strategic evaluation Strategic objectives Strategic planning Storytelling A few years ago, an international consultancy presented a nine‐point plan to the Prime Minister of India to accelerate the growth of the Indian economy. Their well...

... with the right questions about which brands have the most clout with consumers now and in future, which brands are fading fast, and what mix will produce the best growth results. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Strategic planning Business development Brand management Portfolio investment...

... personality types to work together. Originality/value Expresses several opinions that the author believes have not been expressed (or adequately appreciated) elsewhere. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Brain Personality Strategic planning One of the most intractable...

... system for enhancing strategic promise and performance, as well as for reducing the risks of strategic failure. Originality/value The marketing discipline is long overdue in applying the same attention and rigor to strategic thinking that it applies to strategic planning and this paper...

... that Iridium did not foresee some of the problems, because of lacking in deep thinking of the potential areas of difficulties. Contends that getting it right is not easy, but becomes so when a systematic examination precedes the strategic decision. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Strategic planning...

... to adjacent markets. Uses figures and a table to expound on the theme. Concludes that streamlining, focusing and expanding through adjacent markets is proving to be a successful strategic model for companies. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Customer satisfaction Contracting out Strategic planning ...