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Book
01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: The importance of technological innovation, industry dynamics, sources of innovation, types and patterns of innovation as discussed by the authors, standards battles and design dominance, timing of entry, and defining the organization's strategic direction.
Abstract: The importance of technological innovation -- Industry dynamics of technological innovation -- Sources of innovation -- Types and patterns of innovation -- Standards battles and design dominance -- Timing of entry -- Formulating technological innovation strategy -- Defining the organization's strategic direction 1 -- Choosing innovation projects -- Collaboration strategies -- Protecting innovation -- Implementing technological innovation strategy -- Organizing for innovation -- Managing the new product development process -- Managing new product development teams -- Crafting a deployment strategy -- Suggested further reading -- Endnotes -- Index.

817 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, a service oriented, customer centric, demand driven manufacturing model is explored in both its possible future and current states, and a unique strategic vision for the field is documented, and the current state of technology is presented from both industry and academic viewpoints.

488 citations


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TL;DR: The aim of this paper is to introduce an integrated roadmapping process for services, devices and technologies capable of implementing a smart city development R&D project in Korea using a QFD (Quality Function Deployment) method.

374 citations


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TL;DR: This paper examines how the competitive industry environment shapes the way that digital strategic posture (defined as a focal firm's degree of engagement in a particular class of digital business practices relative to the industry norm) influences firms' realized digital business strategy.
Abstract: In this paper, we examine how the competitive industry environment shapes the way that digital strategic posture (defined as a focal firm's degree of engagement in a particular class of digital business practices relative to the industry norm) influences firms' realized digital business strategy. We focus on two forms of digital strategy: general IT investment and IT outsourcing investment. Drawing from prior literature on determinants of IT activity and competitive dynamics, we argue that three elements of the industry environment determine whether digital strategic posture has an increasingly convergent or divergent influence on digital business strategy. By divergent influence, we mean an influence that leads to spending substantially more or less on a particular strategic activity than industry norms. We predict that a digital strategic posture (difference from the industry mean) has an increasingly divergent effect on digital business strategy under higher industry turbulence, while having an increasingly convergent effect on digital business strategy under higher industry concentration and higher industry growth. The study uses archival data for 400 U.S.-based firms from 1999 to 2006. Our findings imply that digital business strategy is not solely a matter of optimizing firm operations internally or of responding to one or two focal competitors, but also arises strikingly from awareness and responsiveness to the digital business competitive environment. Collectively, the findings provide insights on how strategic posture and industry environment influence firms' digital business strategy.

345 citations


Book
02 Sep 2013
TL;DR: Freedman, one of the world's leading authorities on war and international politics, captures the vast history of strategic thinking, in a consistently engaging and insightful account of how strategy came to pervade every aspect of our lives.
Abstract: Sir Lawrence Freedman, one of the world's leading authorities on war and international politics, captures the vast history of strategic thinking, in a consistently engaging and insightful account of how strategy came to pervade every aspect of our lives.

320 citations


Book
12 Nov 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a strategic narrative of international order, which is based on the actor's role in the strategic narrative and the information infrastructure of the strategic narratives of the international order.
Abstract: 1. Introduction. 2. Actors in Strategic Narratives. 3. Strategic Narratives of International Order. 4. Contestation. 5.Information Infrastructure. 6. Conclusions: Thinking Ahead.

292 citations


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TL;DR: Key lessons learned from designing and evaluating the implementation of large-scale health information technology interventions in the USA and the UK are highlighted in the hope of informing the on-going international efforts of policymakers, health directorates, healthcare management, and senior clinicians.

262 citations


Book
14 May 2013
TL;DR: Mcath as discussed by the authors argues that the purpose of strategy is not to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage, but rather to capture opportunities fast, exploit them decisively, and move on even before they are exhausted.
Abstract: Are you at risk of being trapped in an uncompetitive business? Chances are the strategies that worked well for you even a few years ago no longer deliver the results you need. Dramatic changes in business have unearthed a major gap between traditional approaches to strategy and the way the real world works now. In short, strategy is stuck. Most leaders are using frameworks that were designed for a different era of business and based on a single dominant idea--that the purpose of strategy is to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. Once the premise on which all strategies were built, this idea is increasingly irrelevant. Now, Columbia Business School professor and globally recognized strategy expert Rita Gunther McGrath argues that it's time to go beyond the very concept of sustainable competitive advantage. Instead, organizations need to forge a new path to winning: capturing opportunities fast, exploiting them decisively, and moving on even before they are exhausted. She shows how to do this with a new set of practices based on the notion of transient competitive advantage. This book serves as a new playbook for strategy, one based on updated assumptions about how the world works, and shows how some of the world's most successful companies use this method to compete and win today. Filled with compelling examples from "growth outlier" firms such as Fujifilm, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Infosys, Yahoo! Japan, and Atmos Energy, The End of Competitive Advantage is your guide to renewed success and profitable growth in an economy increasingly defined by transient advantage.

237 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors use the theory and practices of coproduction to reframe strategic spatial planning and look for a deeper understanding of the meaning(s) of co-production as it emerged in different contexts and different intellectual traditions.
Abstract: There is growing evidence that the problems, challenges and opportunities that our cities, city-regions and regions are facing cannot be tackled adequately by traditional spatial planning. One of the key challenges for planning in this respect is to analyse critically what type of planning is suited as an approach to deal – in an innovative/emancipatory and transformative way – with the problems and challenges developing and developed societies are facing. An expanding literature and an increasing number of practices all over the world seem to suggest that strategic spatial planning may be looked upon as a possible approach. But at the same time critical comments and reactions are raised on the theory and the practices of strategic spatial planning. This paper uses the theory and practices of coproduction to reframe strategic spatial planning. It first looks for a deeper understanding of the meaning(s) of coproduction as it emerged in different contexts and different intellectual traditions and then intro...

233 citations


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TL;DR: Special Issue Alexander Osterwalder Business Model Foundry: The Foundry of Innovation and Entrepreneurship - A Roadmap for the 21st Century.
Abstract: Special Issue Alexander Osterwalder Business Model Foundry osterwalder@gmail.com

217 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present identified key elements for successful implementation of a strategic sustainability perspective in the early phases of the product innovation process, which are divided into four categories: organization, internal processes, roles, and tools.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a strategic program for long-term urban infrastructure management related to path-dependencies, the direction of transformative change, system complexity and future uncertainty.

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TL;DR: Why building community resilience has become a key component of national policy across multiple federal agencies is examined and the core principles embodied in community resilience theory are discussed, specifically, the focus on incorporating equity and social justice considerations in preparedness planning and response.
Abstract: An emerging approach to public health emergency preparedness and response, community resilience encompasses individual preparedness as well as establishing a supportive social context in communities to withstand and recover from disasters. We examine why building community resilience has become a key component of national policy across multiple federal agencies and discuss the core principles embodied in community resilience theory—specifically, the focus on incorporating equity and social justice considerations in preparedness planning and response. We also examine the challenges of integrating community resilience with traditional public health practices and the importance of developing metrics for evaluation and strategic planning purposes. Using the example of the Los Angeles County Community Disaster Resilience Project, we discuss our experience and perspective from a large urban county to better understand how to implement a community resilience framework in public health practice.

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TL;DR: How negative media coverage may prompt firms to make changes to their resource allocations is examined and how the makeup of the board and firm performance can moderate this relationship is explored.
Abstract: In this paper we introduce a new antecedent to the strategic change literature by examining the effect of media coverage on the extent of strategic change. Specifically, we examine how negative media coverage may prompt firms to make changes to their resource allocations and then explore how the makeup of the board and firm performance can moderate this relationship. We develop a theoretical framework to explain why media coverage may affect strategic change and then test our theory with a longitudinal analysis of 250 firms over a four-year period. The empirical results lend support to our theory of media influence on strategic change and suggest that the evaluations of firms by outside constituents may influence the decision making of executives.

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the contribution of ISO 26000 to the strategic management processes of different types of companies and show that the standard is especially helpful for internal and external analyses and in providing starting points for implementing sustainability strategies.
Abstract: The standard ISO 26000 aims to provide guidance on social responsibility and help all types of organizations contribute to sustainable development. Such guidance is important since there is still no consistent understanding of what corporate sustainability and social responsibility (CSSR) encompass. Many companies lack a strategic approach to CSSR and instead follow unsystematic procedures; thus, formal strategic planning could improve operational efficiency. Against this background, this article critically examines the contribution of ISO 26000 to the strategic management processes of different types of companies. This allows the potential of ISO 26000 for guiding companies on their path to sustainability to be identified. The analysis shows that the standard is most useful for beginners in CSSR. However, ISO 26000 does not cover the entire range of strategic management processes. Instead, the standard is especially helpful for internal and external analyses and in providing starting points for implementing sustainability strategies. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

Posted Content
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the potential and empirically observable value creation of strategic foresight activities in firms, and show that it is possible to capture value through an enhanced capacity to perceive change, an enhanced ability to interpret and respond to change, influencing other actors, and through enhanced capacity for organizational learning.
Abstract: This paper focuses on exploring the potential and empirically observable value creation of strategic foresight activities in firms. We first review the literature on strategic foresight, innovation management and strategic management in order to identify the potential value contributions. We use survey data from 77 large multinational firms to assess how much value is generated from formalized strategic foresight practices in these firms. We show that it is possible to capture value through an enhanced capacity to perceive change, an enhanced capacity to interpret and respond to change, influencing other actors, and through an enhanced capacity for organizational learning.

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TL;DR: A remanufacturing decision-making framework (RDMF) was developed based upon extensive literature review, case studies with representatives of OE supplier companies, and was validated especially, for the automotive industry as mentioned in this paper.

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TL;DR: This paper develops a framework for integrating MCDA and scenario thinking, based on applying MCDA concepts across a range of “metacriteria” (combinations of scenarios and primary criteria).
Abstract: Scenario planning and multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) are two key management science tools used in strategic planning. In this paper, we explore the integration of these two approaches in a coherent manner, recognizing that each adds value to the implementation of the other. Various approaches that have been adopted for such integration are reviewed, with a primary focus on the process of constructing preferences both within and between scenarios. Biases that may be introduced by inappropriate assumptions during such processes are identified, and used to motivate a framework for integrating MCDA and scenario thinking, based on applying MCDA concepts across a range of “metacriteria” (combinations of scenarios and primary criteria). Within this framework, preferences according to each primary criterion can be expressed in the context of different scenarios. The paper concludes with a hypothetical but non-trivial example of agricultural policy planning in a developing country.

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored when strategic planning and succession planning are most conducive to privately held family firm growth and found that the degree to which strategic planning is associated with family firm's growth depends on the generation managing the firm.
Abstract: Applying insights from the generational perspective, this study explores when strategic planning and succession planning are most conducive to privately held family firm growth. The results show that the degree to which strategic planning and succession planning are associated with family firm growth depends on the generation managing the firm. Both forms of planning are most conducive to the growth of first-generation firms; however, neither form of planning confers much growth for second-generation firms. For third-and-beyond-generation firms, the benefits of succession planning appear to reemerge. However, strategic planning is negatively associated with their level of growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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TL;DR: In this article, a hybrid method for composing a hierarchical structure based on linguistic preferences and that concurrently applies perception judgment is presented, in which fuzzy set theory and interpretive structural modeling are adopted to address the analytical objective.

01 May 2013
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an overview of the emerging good practice in strategic risk-based flood risk manage- ment, the process of developing plans and policies, and the appropriate times and places at which these more specific techniques can be used.
Abstract: Remarkable progress in cultivating the concepts of flood risk management has taken place over the past decade, across many countries as diverse as India, China, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, and in many instances this progress has been transferred into decision-making practice. This change in practice highlights a risk management paradigm as potentially more complex than a more tradition- al standard-based approach as it involves 'whole systems' and 'whole life' thinking; yet this is also its main strength - paving the way for more integrated and informed decision making that utilizes a portfolio of re- sponses across a full range of flood risk management activities whilst recognising their inter-relationship and contribution to integrated basin planning. This paper is the result of an international collaborative effort to review and distill approaches to water man- agement in challenging large scale and inter-related environments, providing new insights into good strategic planning and risk management of water resources and floods. The paper provides an overview of the com- mon process and frameworks of flood risk management and provides guidance on the specific techniques available and to describe how and when these techniques might be used, illustrated with case studies from around the world. It is not intended, however, to provide guidance on the detailed technical tools and means of analysis that form part of the flood risk management analytical process, for example detailed hydrological, hydraulic, ecological or economic assessment methodologies, as these are easily found elsewhere. Instead, it is intended to provide an overview of the emerging good practice in strategic risk-based flood risk manage- ment, the process of developing plans and policies, and the appropriate times and places at which these more specific techniques can be used. In particular the paper is focused on strategic flood risk management policy and practice and provides an overview of:  The historical developments and emerging trends  The purpose and characteristics of modern flood risk management.  The goals, objectives and outcomes sought  The on-going challenges in developing and implementing flood risk management in practice together with some of the common pitfalls and misconceptions  A summary of some specific and techniques and how they support good decision making

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TL;DR: The logic model provides specific and comprehensive guidance to improve data demand and use and can be used to design, monitor and evaluate interventions, and to improve demand for, and use of, data in decision making.
Abstract: Background: Good quality and timely data from health information systems are the foundation of all health systems. However, too often data sit in reports, on shelves or in databases and are not sufficiently utilised in policy and program development, improvement, strategic planning and advocacy. Without specific interventions aimed at improving the use of data produced by information systems, health systems will never fully be able to meet the needs of the populations they serve. Objective: To employ a logic model to describe a pathway of how specific activities and interventions can strengthen the use of health data in decision making to ultimately strengthen the health system. Design: A logic model was developed to provide a practical strategy for developing, monitoring and evaluating interventions to strengthen the use of data in decision making. The model draws on the collective strengths and similarities of previous work and adds to those previous works by making specific recommendations about interventions and activities that are most proximate to affect the use of data in decision making. The model provides an organizing framework for how interventions and activities work to strengthen the systematic demand, synthesis, review, and use of data. Results: The logic model and guidance are presented to facilitate its widespread use and to enable improved data-informed decision making in program review and planning, advocacy, policy development. Real world examples from the literature support the feasible application of the activities outlined in the model. Conclusions: The logic model provides specific and comprehensive guidance to improve data demand and use. It can be used to design, monitor and evaluate interventions, and to improve demand for, and use of, data in decision making. As more interventions are implemented to improve use of health data, those efforts need to be evaluated. Keywords: data-informed decision making; logic model; guidance; health information systems; health systems strengthening; data use (Published: 13 February 2013) Citation: Glob Health Action 2013, 6 : 20001 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v6i0.20001

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine some of the critical features that make these plans really strategic, including the reasons to embark on a strategic planning process; context: political, institutional, challenges ahead, problems, issues, actors, legal status of the plan in the official planning system; momentum, time frame of the plans, plan horizon, and the link with projects.
Abstract: Strategic planning is “hot” in many places (cities, regions, etc.) today. And, the literature on strategic planning is expanding (Healey 2007; Balducci et al. 2011; Oosterlynck et al. 2011). As in traditional planning, there are different traditions of strategic planning and there is no one way or best way to do strategic planning. But to what extent are the (often self-proclaimed) strategic plans really strategic? To what extent are they different from traditional planning? The purpose of this paper is to examine some of the critical features that make these plans really strategic. We look at the reasons to embark on a strategic planning process; context: political, institutional, challenges ahead, problems, etc.; issues, actors, legal status of the plan in the official planning system; momentum, time frame of the plan, plan horizon, and the link with projects. In this way we intend to question and enrich our own view, in theory and in practice, of strategic planning, which we have constructed ov...

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors report the results of a study about sustainable construction practices currently implemented by construction companies and discuss the level of awareness and knowledge, barriers and drivers of sustainable construction that were found in building and infrastructure construction companies.
Abstract: The socio-economic conditions of a country and the overall practices of the construction industry towards Sustainable Construction (SC) are critical factors to define the foundations for developing and carrying out a strategic plan to advance in sustainable construction. This paper reports the results of a study about SC practices currently implemented by construction companies and discusses the level of awareness and knowledge, barriers and drivers of SC that were found in building and infrastructure construction companies. In addition, it analyses the influence of the company size on SC practices. Research results show that Chilean construction firms are in an early stage of the path for achieving SC. Their practices towards SC are highly dependent of the company's size and its core business. Main barriers towards SC are the lack of financial incentives, lack of integrated design, and affordability whereas company's tax reduction incentives related to the level of investment effort on SC would ...

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present results from an exploratory study in a governmental organization on the strategic value of electronic human resource management (e-HRM), by applying the organizational capabilities approach, and by means of mixed research methods, data were collected on two generally acclaimed strategic advantages of e-HRMs: changing the role of the human resource function towards becoming a business partner; and increasing the time available for strategic HR issues.
Abstract: This paper presents results from an exploratory study in a governmental organization on the strategic value of electronic human resource management (e-HRM). By applying the organizational capabilities approach, and by means of mixed research methods, data were collected on two generally acclaimed strategic advantages of e-HRM: changing the role of the human resource (HR) function towards becoming a business partner; and increasing the time available for strategic HR issues. The findings show that these strategic advantages are not convincingly realized. While HR professionals perceived role changes, line managers and non-managerial employees in general did not. The frequency of e-HRM practise was low, although it was satisfactorily used as intended. Interviewees stated that strategic advantages might arise if certain conditions are met. E-HRM does however provide some unintended benefits. The findings suggest that e-HRM alone is not sufficient to enable the HR function to create dynamic and operational capabilities. Suggestions for further research are provided.

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M. Gulati, I. Jacobs, A. Jooste, D. Naidoo, S. Fakir 
TL;DR: The interconnectedness of water, energy and food production cycles translates into the interdependence of water and energy pricing in South Africa as mentioned in this paper, and the level of interconnectedness between these systems is examined.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the effective implementation of new, large-scale seaport infrastructure projects provides a stimulus to policy makers to engage on a path of continuous reflection on who and what matters in decision-making: the continuous updating of one's understanding of spatial differentiation of stakeholder views is critical in this respect, and involves the real inclusion of spatially proximate and spatially distant stakeholders.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a framework to support the management in the strategic planning of investments on critical value drivers, taking into consideration their impact on competitive advantage and the cumulative investments made on them.

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss strategic planning goals and objectives in fire protection and response, and details modeling approaches to support fire station siting, and illustrate the importance of strategic planning and system re-evaluation when expanding services.

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TL;DR: This study not only reviews the SPFs in the context of effective performance management leading to effective strategy execution but also identifies linkages among the SPF to demonstrate the relative criticality of SPFs and how one SPF leads to another SPF.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this study is to develop a model of strategic performance factors for effective strategy execution.Design/methodology/approach – This study uses multiple methods combining both the qualitative and quantitative research routes to unearth a more complete picture of the phenomenon facilitating accurate, generalizable, and practically useful theory.Findings – There is a lack of literature on strategic performance factors and their role in effective strategy execution, which turns out be a barrier to the success of strategy execution. This study not only reviews the SPFs in the context of effective performance management leading to effective strategy execution but also identifies linkages among the SPFs to demonstrate the relative criticality of SPFs and how one SPF leads to another SPF. Interestingly, the situation and actor factors, which were explained in a very limited way in traditional models, have emerged as the most influential strategic performance factors.Research limitations...