David Sarpong
Scenario planning: ‘Ways of knowing’, methodologies and shifting conceptual landscape
Sarpong, David; Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph
Authors
Joseph Amankwah-Amoah
Abstract
Scenario planning in recent times has become one of the strategic tools used by organizations to probe their uncertain and fleeting business environment. In this paper, we provide a synthesis of the configuration of knowledge underpinning scenario generation, their construction, and methodologies underpinning them in practice. We also offer brief insight into the shifting conceptual landscape in theorizing scenario planning. We contend that such knowledge has the potential to broaden our understanding of the value of scenario planning to organizational competitiveness as we struggle to bridge the growing gulf between the theory and practice of scenario planning. As an introduction to the special issue on scenario planning, we also provide a brief outline of the papers contained in the issue.
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Online Publication Date | Jan 25, 2016 |
| Publication Date | Jun 1, 2015 |
| Journal | International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy |
| Print ISSN | 1740-2816 |
| Electronic ISSN | 1740-2824 |
| Publisher | Inderscience |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2/3/4 |
| Pages | 75-87 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1504/IJFIP.2015.074397 |
| Keywords | historical-counterfactual analysis, scenario planning, peripheral vision, strategic analysis |
| Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/915845 |
| Publisher URL | http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijfip |