...Robert J. Allio Purpose As the tide of recession recedes, CEOs should consider potential changes in the business environment, make a list of emerging threats and review how firms in other industries have successfully employed new innovation concepts in response. this paper aims to address...

... of the first articles to describe a complete system that analyses a changing business environment and applies the methodology to operations to effectively promote a purposefully self‐renewing organization. Gill Ringland can be contacted at: gill.ringland@samiconsulting.co.uk © Emerald Group...

.... Practical implications The authors show how a truly vigilant organization manages a process that routinely and effectively watches for, evaluates, and responds to signals from the far reaches of its business environment that are difficult to interpret. Originality/value From the authors...

... is not to eradicate risk, but to deliver the maximum reward for an acceptable level of risk. The author addresses some of the most important forms of strategic risk and the countermeasures that can be used to address them. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Risk management Business environment...

...Leland Russell; Joyce Jaffe Reynolds; Sudhir Chadalavada This case of a Weyerhaeuser business unit’s use of the military’s methodologies provides an example for businesses that are faced with a daunting challenge to develop and execute strategies in a complex, rapidly changing business environment...