"Finally a manifesto for management that makes sense of the past and takes us beyond the millennium" – Anita Roddick, founder and chief executive of the Body Shop Gives you a vision of the future, outlining the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. It will provide you with the new skills that you will need to be ahead of the crowd in the 21st century. Author : Tom Cannon is ch…
China is the world's third largest economy and America's biggest trading partner in Asia. The path China takes over the coming decades will have a profound impact on business and the economy all around the world. The authors of this book are neither futurists nor experts on China, but practitioners of the art of scenario planning. In this book, Ogilvy and Schwartz draw on a range of studies co…
Business strategist and futurist Knoke maps out how wealth will be created, corporations will be organized, personal lives will change, and society will govern itself in the evolving "placeless society" he envisions. Lacks a bibliography and an index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Being able to anticipate and shape the future is the goal of every leader. "Fortune favors the prepared mind," wisely advised Louis Pasteur more than 100 years ago. So, how well do modern institutions prepare? In recent decades, leaders have often been caught unaware by momentous events—oil shortages and gluts, the collapse of the Soviet empire, and technology that quickly transformed whole…
The first systematic treatment of political forecasting and risk assessment as critical elements in the strategic planning process. Evaluates alternative methods of political forecasting based on case studies and general performance appraisals. Offers practical--at times controversial--insights on organizing the forecasting effort, selecting appropriate methods, integrating non-political socio-…