![]() Foresight emerges from the convergence of hidden trends in developing knowledge fields of policy analysis, strategic planning, and future study.” “Foresight is a structured process which gathers insight-making information on future in mid- and long-term horizons which targets today decisions and continuous progressive actions. However, one should note that various definitions altogether generate a fuller perception. FOREN Footnote 1 attitude on foresight is considered as the significant definition of this study. However, such use does not mean to limit the role of foresight to a preliminary element of strategic management instead, foresight (future study) has (exclusive) methods and tools which leads to the recommendation, prescription, and action. On this basis, foresight removes the need for strategic planning to strategic thinking and nonlinear creativity. Mintzberg has divided strategic affairs to two groups of strategic planning (with an analytical, logic, comparative, and practical approach to realize the goals) and strategic thinking (with an inspirational, creative, and test-and-error approach to transcend the borders of logic and linear thinking). To determine the stats of foresight in planning, one can recall Mintzberg’s calcification for strategic affairs. Foresightįoresight is a vital issue for both public and private companies. The research title and central concepts including foresight and corporate foresight are explained below. Finally, based on explained methodology and analyses on models, theories, and previous studies, a proposed corporate foresight model is devised. Next, it was essential to address the research methodology of the study. Researchers’ backgrounds were taken into consideration by studying and analyzing recent researchers. Based on provided definitions, there was an identification of common foresight models and frameworks. Therefore, there is an expectation that the proposed corporate foresight model can help to decrease uncertainties of companies and can analyze future scenarios in this field and can facilitate strategy formulation process to support company’s strategic decision-making by incorporating foresight methodologies and strategic planning.įor this study, it was important first to explain the fundamental research concepts. On this basis, the question to which present study attempts to answer is that “which foresight model can be used for successful utilization of foresight activities in companies in order to enter global markets?” Proposed model by companies is customized and utilized. An approach or model should be able to combine and aggregate raised issues and acts as a key factor in assuring on-time organizational adaptability with environmental changes. To enhance corporate foresight performance, it seems necessary to recognize affecting factors on corporate foresight as well as raised models in this field in order to improve corporate’s capability against discontinuous changes and to design a special structured and professional framework in order to operationalize and develop corporate foresight capabilities. ![]() Ĭonsidering the necessity of entry into global markets and the necessity of using foresight capacities to reduce existing uncertainties, recognizing/evaluating the condition to enter these markets, awareness of existing opportunities, and affecting factors on how to enter into the international market can be all practical steps in long-term planning or organizations and companies. These barriers need to be taken into consideration to develop foresight capacities in organizations. On the other hand, there are some barriers for the successful execution of foresight models such as future inaccessibility, changes in forecasts, contribution increases, keeping different insights, data collection, cost reduction, and needs for new methods. Therefore, it is necessary to utilize foresight in corporations to encounter difficult future conditions, to forecast future trends, and to identify and interpret weak signals and entry into new markets. However, there is a lack of models for organizations and companies, and many authors including Rohrbeck and Bade believe that these models are not responsive to a proper model for corporate foresight. Many researchers have attempted to provide such framework for foresight. Researchers indicate the explicit evidence on corporate foresight for companies and organizations still suffering from the lack of a framework to encounter future economic conditions as well as assuring all relevant external changes and providing proper responses.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |