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Janotová, Lenka. "Strategická analýza podniku." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-162561.
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The work is focused on the strategic analysis that is applied to a specific company Lubomír Šanda -- SAN in Tábor. The aim is to complete strategic analysis by selected methods, to obtain relevant information, to analyze the currnet situation of the company on thei basis and to suggest possible steps or recommendations that will improve the company's position in the market.
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Králová, Pavla. "Strategie podniku." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-193804.
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The subject of the diploma thesis is the processing of a future development strategy of a concrete company based on its strategy analysis. The thesis is divided on two main parts, where the first describes theoretical and methodological bases, whose findings are then used in the second, practical part. To achieve the company's future strategy is used to approach of the strategic planning cycle. In its analytical part is analyzed the external and internal environment of the company by which are proposed options for the future development of the company in a strategic part, based on acceptance criteria. Finally, in the implementation of the strategic planning cycle are long-term strategic objectives of the selected company decomposed to short-term goals, providing the operational management.
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Bárta, Lukáš. "Návrh obchodní strategie podniku." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-224604.
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This diploma thesis deals with the creation of business strategy for the development of small company. Especially at improving competitiveness and expansion of the branch network of retail stores with cheese. The thesis is based on the theoretical knowledge. In the analytical part is analyzed the current situation and based on the results is designed business strategy for the development of the company.
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Schwartz, Howard A. "Strategic urban planning /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/10800.
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Boothe, Barbara. "Linking assessment, strategic planning, and budget planning." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2002. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.
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Wilkes, Christopher. "Strategic management and strategic planning at Ruskin College." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/8812.
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The thesis explores strategic management and strategic planning at Ruskin College, an adult education college with a long history of contributing to lifelong learning and social inclusion. It has been written during a period of turbulence in the college - the collapse of a property strategy, the departure of a Principal, a failed inspection, the appointment of a new Principal and a successful re-inspection. Turbulence is a theme of the thesis and underpins some of the models for understanding strategy provided in the literature- The thesis reviews the literature, particularly that relating to further and higher education, on strategic thinking, strategic planning, strategic intent, organisational culture, mission and vision, governance, quality and inspection and how these relate to strategic management. These themes generate the research questions, which are explored using a triangulation of methods - documentary analysis, questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and observations - and respondent triangulation, involving all levels of staff and governors. The research findings show the strategy development process operates within a strong cultural dimension, but is subject to strong external forces. Internal and external perspectives of the college's experience of strategic planning are largely negative. Staff and governors take a cultural perspective on strategy and recognise how concepts of strategic management, such as strategic thinking and strategic conversations, might link to vision and mission. The culture of the governing body and its' changing role in strategic management are identified as significant. The research shows that the relationship between quality and strategic management is unclear and varies according to the definitions of these concepts. It shows that the inspectorate has sought to influence strategic management but the inspection framework does not recognise culture. The conclusion proposes a way forward for strategic processes and approaches in the college as well as for future research on strategic leadership.
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Hořáková, Lucie. "Návrh strategie rozvoje konkurenceschopnosti obchodní firmy." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-222052.
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Diplomová práce se zabývá problematikou rozvoje konkurenceschopnosti obchodní firmy v Brně. V teoretické rovině je zaměřena na odborné poznatky a nejnovější trendy v oblasti strategie a konkurenceschopnosti. Na základě literárního průzkumu analyzuje a zhodnocuje stávající přístup k strategickému plánování v dané společnosti. V rámci analytické části je provedena strategická analýza firmy. Na základě literární rešerše a strategické analýzy je zpracován návrh strategie, který si klade za cíl přispět k efektivnějšímu řízení interních procesů, systematičtějšímu přístupu ke strategickému plánování a v konečném důsledku k zvýšení konkurenceschopnosti firmy.
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Foss, Sharon Lee McCarthy John R. "Strategic planning in nursing education." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1989. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p8918612.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1989.Title from title page screen, viewed October 3, 2005. Dissertation Committee: John R. McCarthy (chair), Robert L. Arnold, Ronald S. Halinski, Rodney P. Riegle, David L. Tucker. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-99) and abstract. Also available in print.
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James, Hakeem Kolawole. "Strategic planning : theory and practice." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.282936.
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Shaw, Lucy Nicola. "Strategic planning in public transport." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70260.
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Capuzzi, Angelo Michael. "Strategic planning for LEED certification." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59160.
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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division; in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, 2010.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-51).
Intel Corporation has recently implemented a "green building" policy, which states that Intel will design all new facilities to achieve a minimum LEED-Silver certification. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a voluntary, consensus-driven rating system used to distinguish high performance, sustainable buildings. Buildings earn "points" in different environmental categories, and the total number of points achieved determines the certification level (Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum). While LEED certification has been successfully applied to many residential and commercial buildings, and occasionally to manufacturing facilities, it has not been applied to many wafer manufacturing facilities (fabs), which house the manufacturing and production of Intel's microprocessors. Wafer fabs have much higher energy and water consumption levels than typical buildings due to their strictly controlled temperature, humidity, and particulate requirements, making LEED certification more challenging for a fab than for a typical building. The objective of this study was to develop a planning strategy case study for Intel to achieve LEEDSilver certification for the construction of a hypothetical new wafer fab. The case study identified the main barriers to achieve LEED certification, including cost, risk, process, acceptance and alignment barriers, and outlined means to overcome them. The LEED criteria were then analyzed to determine the costs, benefits, and risks of pursuing each individual credit. The resulting "portfolio planning" model was then used to optimize a portfolio of credits for Intel to pursue. The final results indicated that for the optimized scenario, LEED-Silver certification could be achieved for a positive NPV of over $130,000. Significant cost savings were achieved through the avoidance of the credits related to energy efficiency and on-site renewable energy generation, credits that pose a significant risk to Intel due to the high energy consumption of a fab. Finally, process improvement recommendations were made for the planning, design, and construction of a LEED certified fab.
Angelo Michael Capuzzi.
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Elijah, J. J. "A strategic financial planning model." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49669.
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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2000.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This report contains a strategic management model to assess the impact on the EVA тм of the individual business units and the consolidated group total of a Company, when manipulating any of the key business drivers. The model has been designed to deliver a solution to the end-user that is simple to operate and presents graphical outputs to enhance understanding and interpretation. The sensitivity analysis, the EVA тм tree and the financial statements are presented in Excel. A simulation technique is used to forecast NOPAT values from a set of key drivers. The theories used to construct the model are explained and a hypothetical example is provided. The appendices also provide the concept of EVA тм, simulation techniques, list of assumptions and model instructions. The report is comprehensive enough to allow the reader to develop, implement and test a model of this nature. Opportunities for further research are also provided.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie bevat 'n strategiese bestuursmodel om die impak van individuele besigheidseenhede op ekonomiese waardetoevoeging (Engels: EVA тм) en die gekonsolideerde groeptotaal van 'n maatskappy, wanneer enige een van die sleutel besigheidsdrywers gemanipuleer word, te bepaal. Die model is ontwerp om 'n eenvoudige oplossing vir die eindgebruiker te verskaf en verskaf grafiese uiteensettings om verstaanbaarheid en interpretasie te vergemaklik. Die sensitiwiteitsanalise, ekonomiese waardetoevoegingsontleding en die finansiële state word in Excel weergee. 'n Simulasie tegniek is gebruik om NOPAT waardes van 'n stel sleutel drywers te voorspel. Die teorieë wat gebruik is om die model saam te stel, word aan die hand van 'n hipotetiese voorbeeld wat voorsien word, verduidelik. Die aanhangsels voorsien die konsep EVA тм, simulasie tegnieke, 'n lys van aannames en instruksies vir die model. Die verslag is volledig genoeg om die leser in staat te stel om 'n model van hierdie aard te ontwikkel, te toets en te implementer. Voorstelle vir verdere navorsing word voorsien.
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Tatsiana, R. "Strategic planning with environmental component." Thesis, Вид-во СумДУ, 2010. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/13137.
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Strategic planning with environmental component is a function of management. It is the process that can help to put ecological goals as well as to achieve them.
Nowadays, planning of ecological factors assumed to be a basis for all management decisions.
When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/13137
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Catacora, Flores Cristina Celedonia, Ogata Claudia Eliana Kanamori, Bocangel Evelyn María del Carmen Maldonado, and Medina Marco Augusto Vizcardo. "Strategic planning for Real Plaza." Master's thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12404/14486.
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The purpose of this thesis was to formulate a five year Strategic Plan for Real Plaza,
covering the period 2019 to 2024. Real Plaza is the largest chain of shopping centers in Peru,
an industry where many different trends are modifying the external environment, such as the
increasing importance of e-commerce and environmental conservation, which are changing
the whole industry and also demanding changes in the strategy of the company while
reinforcing the importance of strengthening Real Plaza’s competitive advantage to compete
through a differentiation strategy in the industry. The Sequential Model of the Strategic
Process was used to formulate this Plan (D’Alessio, 2013). The main result of the Strategic
Process shows the need for Real Plaza to develop a differentiation strategy to achieve the
proposed vision for 2024 in eight major areas: (a) Financial performance, (b) Market
penetration, (c) Brand recognition, (d) Mix of tenants, (e) Innovation, (f) Corporate Social
Responsibility, (g) Digital transformation, and (h) Organizational Culture. Eleven strategies
were retained (a) Increase penetration, (b) Increase market share, (c) Augment the quality and
variety of stores, (d) Position the brand as entertainment centers for the family, (e) Create an
omni-channel strategy, (f) Increase productivity of employees, (g) Brand loyalty, (h) Be
environmentally and social responsible, (i) Diversify offering, (j) Transform shopping centers
to entertainment centers, and (k) Strategic alliances to support the community.Tesis
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Gehrking, Gene C. (Gene Clarence). "Strategic Planning: Process and Evaluation." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1996. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279126/.
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Strategic planning practices and superintendents' opinions regarding the effectiveness of strategic planning are different among small, medium, and large Texas independent school districts. This study sought to find areas of agreement and areas of disagreement among school district superintendents relating to the practice and effectiveness of strategic planning. Strategic planning practices examined include the development of a mission statement, operating plan, and budget; involvement of stakeholders, and strategic planning logistics. A stratified random sample of 96 superintendents each from small, medium, and large school districts was selected from a population of 1,042 school districts. Data was also collected and reported from the 7 mega school districts. Questionnaires were sent to 295 superintendents and 246 (83.4%) were returned. The questionnaire contained nine questions relating to 19 strategic planning practices and a five-part question relating to the effectiveness of strategic planning. The data was analyzed using Crosstabs, Chi-square, and one-way ANOVA statistics. The level of significance was established a priori at .05. School district size was an independent variable for six strategic planning practices of small, medium, and large school districts. Significant differences were found regarding (a) whether outside consultants were employed to assist with the district's strategic planning, (b) whether central office administrators participated in the district's planning process, (c) whether a sequence of steps was followed with a time frame for each step in the district's planning process, (d) whether someone other than the superintendent was responsible for the district's planning, (e) whether school district support staff participated in the district's planning process, and (f) whether students participated in the district's planning process. Also, a significant difference was found between large school district superintendents' and small school district superintendents' ratings of the effectiveness of strategic planning for improving management effectiveness. Finally, a correlation was observed between superintendents' ratings of strategic planning effectiveness and professional skill sets.
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Miranda, Francis L. (Francis Louis). "Strategic Planning in Dental Education." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1990. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331643/.
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The extent of the application of the strategic planning process on dental education institutions was the problem in this descriptive study. The specific purpose was to describe the status of strategic planning based on the perceptions of the respondents. The organization, the characteristics and the impact of the strategic planning process would be investigated and described by this research. The total population of the doctoral and post-doctoral dental education institutions were included in the study. A specifically developed research instrument was used to elicit the perceptions of the respondents, both experts and chief executive officers (deans). All the experts (100 percent) completed and validated the research instrument and 65 percent of the dental education institutions completed the research instrument. The research instrument evaluated three areas of strategic planning: organization, characteristics, and the impact of strategic planning on their institutions. It was concluded that all dental education institutions participate in the strategic planning process and that the organization in the strategic planning process and that the organization and characteristics are generally similar to those in higher education institutions. The application of the strategic planning process has been proven beneficial in higher education institutions and there are perceived benefits in dental education. The study also concluded that there were conflicting perceptions that showed differences between dental and higher education institutions. These differences demonstrated that the dental education^institutions were not using the strategic planning process at the same functioning level as higher education institutions.
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Spee, A. Paul. "Strategic planning as communicative process." Thesis, Aston University, 2009. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/15389/.
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This thesis looks at the construction of a strategic plan within a British university (Unico). After a change in leadership, the well-known strategic planning sequence was adopted to set directions according to Unico’s three Missions, followed by the development of respective goals and measures. The evolving strategic content coincided with the development of Unico’s strategic plan. I was able to follow Unico’s planning efforts over 10 months, from first planning meeting to completion of its strategic plan. The main data source provided non-participant observation (n = 25) and ten versions of Unico’s strategic plan. Additionally, seventy-six interviews were held with participants at various points. In order to examine the strategic plan’s construction, I reconceptualised strategic planning as a communicative process consisting of oral talk and written text. Through this interplay strategic planning activities come in to being. Such reconceptualisation provided a conceptual framework to study the in situ interactions without neglecting contextual characteristics embedding the communicative process. Strategic plans are currently seen as promoting inflexibility and reinforcing the institutional nature of formal strategic planning. Adopting dialogism, as advocated by Bakhtin and Ricoeur, this research provides novel insights into the dialogic of strategy talk and strategy text, such as a strategic plan. Findings illustrated that a strategic plan production cycle provided a meaning making platform for its participants. Through recurrently amending the plan, its content became increasingly specific while at the same time reflecting agreed terminology. This thesis offers an alternative view on strategic planning, elaborates on the strategy-as-practice perspective, focusing on the under-explored area of individuals’ interactions at the micro level, and elaborates on the dialogic of text and agency/conversation, distinguishing between talk and text.
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Borek, Jan. "Plánování ve veřejné správě." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-76992.
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The subject of the thesis is the description of the planning process at the level of strategic management in public administration and analysis of current planning documents at the municipal level of the 3rd degree in the Vysočina region. The first part defines the basic concepts of strategic planning at the municipal level and also defines the methods and procedures applied in the development of strategic plans. The second part analyses the specific strategic documents of municipalities with extended powers in the Vysočina region. At the end of the thesis some recommendations are proposed that could help municipalities pursue the process of strategic planning and management.
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Hatherill, Jessica L. "Planning for Change| Engaging University Staff in Strategic Planning." Thesis, University of Pittsburgh, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10666709.
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Universities are under pressure from multiple directions with accrediting bodies requiring increased focus on institutional planning efforts. University staff who manage programs, provide student services, and serve in other specialized roles are at the forefront of this changing environment. These employees may have difficulty understanding how their daily work relates to institutional planning efforts and resist change imposed from the top.
While researchers have examined employee engagement during change efforts, staff participation in strategic planning in higher education constitutes an overlooked topic. The aim of the study was to address three questions: 1) How and to what extent have university leaders communicated the strategic plan and the steps in the planning process to staff? 2) How and to what extent have staff responded to the strategic planning process? 3) What are the perceptions of middle managers involved in implementing strategic initiatives?
The study occurred at Mid-Atlantic University (MAU), a public research university located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. MAU began a strategic planning process and instructed schools and administrative units to align their strategic plans with the MAU plan before entering the implementation phase.
Study participants included eight middle managers, individuals who direct programs, supervise other staff, and are in the middle of the institution’s hierarchy. A 45-minute semi-structured interview elicited information on staff reactions to the strategic plan, communication of strategic initiatives at the university and school level, and interactions between supervisors and employees. The researcher collected and analyzed documents from the university’s strategic planning website, the staff governance association, and university publications.
Several themes emerged in the areas of communication, staff responses, and perceptions of implementation. These themes included: 1) communication of the strategic planning process did not permeate the organization; 2) staff members responded in three main ways: searching for understanding, getting excited, or becoming disillusioned or resigned to the ongoing changes; and 3) a disconnection between the planning process and implementation. This paper adds to the current body of literature and includes implications for practice and recommendations for future research in the area of staff involvement in planned change initiatives in higher education.
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Flodström, Raquel. "A framework for the strategic management of information technology /." Linköping : Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköpings universitet, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-7595.
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Brands, Christian. "Scenario-based strategic planning and strategic management in family firms." Doctoral thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2013. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-125931.
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This cumulative dissertation covers the concepts of scenario-based strategic planning and strategic management in family firms over five articles. The first article gives an overview of the cumulative dissertation explaining the research gap, approach and contribution of the dissertation.
The paper highlights the two research areas covered by the dissertation with two articles focusing on scenario-based strategic planning and two on strategic management in family firms.
The second article is the first of two focusing on scenario-based strategic planning. It introduces and describes a set of six tools facilitating the implementation of scenario-based strategic planning in corporate practice. The third paper adapts these tools to the financial management and
controlling context in private companies highlighting the tools’ flexibility in managing uncertain and volatile environments. The fourth article is the first of two focusing on strategic management in family firms. It analyzes organizational ambidexterity as a factor explaining family firm performance. The article shows that a high level of organizational ambidexterity in family firms leads to a higher family firm performance. The final paper concludes the dissertation examining the tendency of family firms to focus on capability exploration or resource exploitation over different generations managing the family firm.
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Štefanová, Lucie. "Analýza stavu strategických dokumentů obcí na začátku nového programovacího období." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-201590.
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This thesis deals with the strategic plan, which is described from the perspective of creation and related processes and procedures in the theoretical part. Work is devoted to the analysis of the content and form of the plan. From this perspective, addressing the status of the plans and their quality in selected cities of various sizes in the South Region in the new programming period 2014-2020 and further analysis are compared both programming periods 2007-2013 and 2014-2020. The selected cities are Pisek, Strakonice, Milevsko, Protivin, Blatná and Vodňany. Such research sample was chosen to represent the county and smaller cities, where there is a significant change in strategy documents compared to cities of a higher category.
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Maldonado, Jaime 1958. "Strategic planning--an approach to improving airport planning under uncertainty." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/13635.
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Kahen, Goel. "Strategic planning systems in technological development." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.336467.
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Hafey, John Richard. "A theory of naval strategic planning." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/23424.
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This study proposes a theory of naval strategic planning for programming. It identifies and describes those factors which should influence how the Navy determines its future force requirements and eventual capabilities. The work is premised upon the following hypothesis: Within the context of national military strategy, naval long-range planning for future forces should be based on an in-depth understanding of three factors: (1) the future role of the sea in national military strategy; (2) the missions naval forces will be required to perform; and (3) future trends in naval warfare. The first task of planning is to guide the organization into an uncertain future. It must identify those factors which can be used to determine future requirements. The resultant concepts can then be further developed as required by the organization's overall needs. Strategic planning is first and foremost a frame of mind for conceptualizing those requirements. This study proposes a theory to establish that framework. Keywords: Naval planning; Military strategy; Theses. (sdw)
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Msheliza, Samuel Kaku. "Strategic planning in Nigerian insurance companies." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.281062.
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Conant, Tamara L. (Tamara Lynn). "Modeling variability for biologics strategic planning." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/53311.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; and, (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2009.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46).
Making strategic decisions about resource capabilities in the uncertain business of drug development is a challenging task. Novartis, a Swiss pharmaceutical company, is expanding from its success in small molecule therapeutics into the attractive area of biologic therapeutics, both monoclonal antibody and microbial forms. While Novartis has experience developing these types of therapeutics, they have not fully-developed the quantity that the Research group expects to source the pipeline with in the next few years. Therefore the Development group needs to grow. Determining the right number and type of scientists and technicians to hire is difficult due to the variability in the portfolio. The long development timelines, low and variable success rates impact how projects progress through the pipeline. A Monte Carlo simulation model forecasts variability and displays a numerical range of projects and headcount requirements expected for several years. This data is essential for project managers, function heads, and operations leaders to develop the five-year strategic plan for biologic development. This model quantifies the uncertainty of input variables to deliver a calculated risk of output variables, which provides useful and important information for making strategic business decisions.
by Tamara L. Conant.
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Taketomi, Tametsugu. "Comparative analysis of corporate strategic planning." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/14271.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1990.Title as it appears in the M.I.T. Graduate List, Feb. 1990: Comparative analysis of corporate planning.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-109).
by Tametsugu Taketomi.
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Pal, Rudrajeet. "Organizational resilience through crisis strategic planning." Doctoral thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-3669.
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Resilience, in an organizational sense meaning the ability to withstand crises and disturbances, has become a keyword during the last ten years. It is associated with established activities like risk and crisis management and business continuity planning or with strategic management, but it allows for new perspectives and insights into the conditions for doing business. Applied to the whole supply chain it also provides tools for managing and aligning the logistics flows in an appropriate way. But why is resilience essential for success or survival? In context to the Swedish textile and clothing (T&C) industry, the average number of firms that went bankrupt during the recent crisis (2007-09) escalated twofold compared to the average over 2000-10 due to tremendous pressure on the Swedish credit system. The structural industrial statistics also plummeted in these crisis years aggravating other inherent or internal problems as a ’ripple effect’. The small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) were the most affected of all, facing major threats to their financial performance and ultimately to their survival, at times of economic crises. In such a context, study of organizational resilience (ORes), to survive and thrive becomes increasingly significant. To address this issue the thesis concentrates on understanding the resilience development process through crisis strategic planning in context to Swedish textile-related SMEs amidst economic crises. It investigates and answers how resilience development can be considered as a precursor for business success, how to develop and monitor resilience, and identifies its antecedents and key strategic initiatives and their differential degrees of influence. No prior studies describing organizational resilience and crisis strategic planning in an integrated processual approach using both short-term and long-term strategies through planning and adaptation were found in the literature. The thesis adopts a critical realist-grounded theory (CR-GT) approach along the metaphysical level as the structure for the resilience development process follows a causal relationship between the object (the organization), its structure (competences and strategies), the causal power (crisis strategic planning) for attaining an event/outcome (resilience) in a particular context (economic crisis). For addressing this issue of devising an outcome-based processual approach, a multivariate financial indicator called the Altman’s Z-score (used basically for calculating bankruptcy potential in firms) was used for quantifying resilience. For investigating the causal mechanism epistemological relativism along the grounded theory approach was chosen for theory generation. A mixed methodology was adopted based on quantitative statistical analyses, at first, followed by a detailed qualitative work based on surveys, interviews, case studies and secondary data for data triangulation. Analysis of data was conducted through certain thematic coding principles. A four-step hermeneutic spiral was followed by systematically combining the pre-understanding, empirics and extant literature to develop a theoretical framework through constant modification. Overall, the resilience development was highlighted along a processual framework adopted along the CR-GT view of causation. The findings are manifold. Firstly there is a need to develop economic resilience in SMEs to shift from just component-view to a more holistic systemic view of organizations, upheld by an integrated crisis strategic planning (CSP) approach, for facing dynamic environments. Secondly, the CSP process prescribed in the thesis is quite integrated and holistic, taking a view from all angles, viz. organizational structure (capabilities and strategies), processual approach etc. Such a resilience development process through CSP is based on a six-step process: (i) identification of environmental context, (ii) impact analysis, (iii) leadership analysis, (iv) capability analysis, (v) formulation/selection and implementation of strategies, and (vi) evaluation and review of strategic options, utilizing a suite of strategic tools and techniques and is particularly simple for application in an SME setting. Third, operationalization of such a causal mechanism based upon implementation of strategic tools is based upon using a multivariate financial indicator like Altman’s Z-score to outline the relation between ORes and business ‘health’, thus quantifying it. Finally, in order to develop a resilient organization it is important to engage and utilize effectively the key resources and assets (financial, material, social, networks) by developing dynamic capabilities (strategic and operational flexibilities, redundancy, robustness) and organizational learning (culture, employee wellbeing, attentive leadership and decision-making). These competences must be employed for the appropriate strategy development (selection, implementation, and evaluation) framed on both growth and continuity strategies, both planned and adaptive in nature. The research develops a holistic analytical framework of organizational structure for resilience development based on these two criteria. It also tests this framework for Swedish textile-related SMEs amidst economic crises. The findings in this contextual delimitation suggest that the resilient SMEs possess better financial resources, relational networks, operational & strategic flexibilities. The economically resilient firms mostly showed planned resilience in economic crises based on long-term strategies through business continuity planning (BCP) and in terms of growth strategies through market penetration, diversification and transformational initiatives. These firms also showed better short-term crisis management (CM) through higher operational flexibility while the less resilient ones lacked in strategic readiness due to resource scarcity. This is beneficial for firms to understand the key areas in which to invest and develop a multistrategic CSP model, categorizing firms along different resilience types – planned or adaptive.Thesis for the degree of Doctor of Science in Technology to be presented with due
permission for public examination and criticism in Festia Building, Auditorium Pieni Sali 1, at Tampere University of Technology, on the 11th of October 2013, at 12 noon.
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Guerriero, Donald A. "Strategic Planning For A Special Library." NSUWorks, 1987. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/555.
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STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR A SPECIAL LIBRARY
The Technical and Management Information Center of the U.S. Defense Communications Agency is a special library providing worldwide library and information services in the subject fields of communications, electronics, command and control, and computer sciences. A project was designed with the objective of developing a strategic plan for this library. Long-range and strategic planning methods commonly used in business organizations were used. An extensive review of the literature on strategic planning was done to determine the best methods available for use in a special library environment. The methods used to develop the strategic plan included: writing a plan-to-plan, four factor strategic analysis, WOTS-UP analysis, vulnerability assessment, capability profile, vulnerability analysis, key results analysis, and hierarchy of values analysis. The result of the project was a written strategic plan that included a summary statement, mission statement, background information, assumptions, objectives and strategies, schedules and evaluation, and contingency plans. The conclusion was reached that strategic planning methods used in business can be applied successfully to special libraries, although the process can be time-consuming. The literature review, methods used, and final plan provide a model for managers of special libraries interested in developing their own strategic plans. The major difficulties encountered were the amount of time necessary for the planning and the difficulty of integrating staff and management in the process. The motivated manager of a special library should, nevertheless, be able to plan strategically using methods discussed in this project.
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Minatra, Rodger W. (Rodger Walton). "Strategic Planning for Texas Community Colleges." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1997. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279346/.
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Over the past three to four decades the community college has experienced some tremendous periods of growth and success. Much of this has been due to a growing economy and a growing population. However, the future of the community college may be in for some changes. The effects these changes are having can mean opportunity or disaster depending on the readiness of the institution. The change occurring today requires future insight, swifter action, and a proactive response. Community colleges cannot afford to leave planning for crisis situations. A proactive stance must be taken and tough questions must be asked. In 1991 the Seventy-second Texas Legislature tasked the Legislative Budget Board of Texas with the assignment of developing a long-range strategic plan for state government based on individual agency plans. The passing of House Bill No. 2009 required that all agencies of Texas State Government, including community colleges, develop a strategic plan. The purpose of this study was to determine the significance of certain independent variables towards the perceived importance of three dependent variables - statements of purpose, statements of direction and statements of impact - found in the Legislative Budget Board Strategic Planning Template. Research shows that there are a number of planning paradigms which contain some form of strategic planning. Independent variables such as administrative levels of involvement, levels of experience, levels of strategic planning training, and college location could all be significant factors in determining the success of strategic planning. The results of this study may provide community colleges in Texas with information for better understanding characteristics influencing strategic planning, for identifying strategic planning program barriers, and for evaluating strategic planning program models and outcomes throughout the state.
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Krause, Beth Breitzig. "Strategic planning in Colleges of Pharmacy /." The Ohio State University, 1993. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487848078450467.
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Harrison, Donald Lee 1956. "Strategic planning by institutional pharmacy administrators." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/277297.
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The extent and quality of strategic planning by institutional pharmacy directors was assessed. Also examined was how the extent and quality of strategic planning, institutional characteristics, pharmacy characteristics, and pharmacy director characteristics might be associated with the pharmacy's overall level of performance in selected areas. The majority of institutional pharmacy directors reported utilizing strategic planning for their departments. The global quality of strategic planning reported by pharmacy directors was average. However, directors conducting strategic planning reported a high level of strategic planning. The directors' rated time available, knowledge, and importance of strategic planning were found to be significantly associated with pharmacy directors' rated quality of strategic planning. Additionally, pharmacy directors' rated quality of strategic planning was found to be significantly associated with pharmacy performance for clinical, distributive, and administrative services.
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Hamel, Sherdon. "Strategic business plan: Senior Planning Solutions." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1875.
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Fenton, Paul David. "Five factors for urban sustainability - exploring influences on municipal strategic planning." Licentiate thesis, Linköpings universitet, Industriell miljöteknik, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-104468.
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In recent decades, there has been increasing consensus that sustainable urban development is critical to the future of human societies and planetary systems. The effects of population growth and the environmental impacts of human activities are evident around the world, observable not only in the rapid urbanisation of many large cities, but also in small-medium conurbations, rural communities, and even uninhabited areas. For this reason, sustainable urban development is the theme of this licentiate thesis. The thesis focuses on the role of municipal organisations, the ways in which processes to develop strategies and policies addressing urban sustainability are organised, and how other stakeholders participate in such processes. The thesis concludes by presenting a new conceptual framework that aims to inform such strategic processes - the “five factors” influencing strategic planning processes for urban sustainability in municipalities. The five factors concern the capacity of municipalities and others to act for urban sustainability; their mandate to do so; the resources available to them; the scope of their processes and intended outcomes; and their will, individually and collectively, to pursue urban sustainability. The “five factors” concept may aid future analysis of urban sustainability processes, both in planning and implementation. The “five factors” are based upon the findings of the three appended papers and the synthesis of their results in this thesis. The first and second papers present studies of energy and climate strategy planning processes in Swedish municipalities active in a national programme, the Sustainable Municipality (Uthållig kommun). Paper 1 focuses upon the organisation of processes to develop energy and climate strategies, whereas Paper 2 reflects upon the experiences of participating stakeholders in such processes. The two papers build upon existing theoretical frameworks and present empirical data from case studies of five municipalities, based on document studies, interviews and comparative analysis, in order to make conclusions about the advantages and disadvantages of variations in the form and composition of energy and climate planning (e.g. that early involvement of stakeholders results in more comprehensive strategies). In contrast, Paper 3 presents analysis of a multidisciplinary sample of academic journal articles addressing “urban sustainability” and published during the period 2011-2012. As such, this paper focuses on how urban sustainability is practiced, observed and represented in academic literature, and considers different issues that arise as a consequence (e.g. a lack of analysis of urban sustainability governance processes in municipalities). Whereas Papers 1 and 2 observe practice, making insights with reference to specific theoretical perspectives, Paper 3 provides overview and identifies wider challenges and opportunities for research on the theme of urban sustainability. Together, the three papers highlight a number of issues that influence the development of municipalities’ strategic work for urban sustainability – the five factors.På senare år har konsensus att hållbar stadsutveckling är kritisk-för jordens och mänsklighetens framtid vuxit fram. Effekterna av befolkningstillväxten och människors påverkan på miljön syns runt om i världen, och är inte bara märkbar i många stora städer utan även i mindre städer, på landsbygden och till och med i obebodda områden. Därför står i hållbar stadsutveckling i fokus i denna licentiatavhandling.Avhandlingen fokuserar på kommunorganisationens roll i hållbar stadsutveckling och organisering av processerna att utveckla strategier och politik som syftar till hållbar stadsutveckling. Utöver det har även deltagandet av andra aktörer i sådana processer studerats. Avhandlingen avslutas genom att presentera ett nytt begrepp som kan underlätta strategisk planering, nämligen ”de fem faktorerna”.De fem faktorerna är kommuners/aktörers kapacitet att arbeta för hållbar stadsutveckling; deras mandat att driva hållbar stadsutveckling; tillgängliga resurser som får disponeras; processernas omfattning och önskat utfall; och den individuella- och kollektiva viljan att uppnå hållbar stadsutveckling. Femfaktorsbegreppet skulle kunna bidra till framtidsanalys av hållbara stadsutvecklingsprocesser, i såväl planering som genomförande. De fem faktorerna bygger på slutsatser från licenciatsavhandlingens tre artiklar samt en syntes av dessa.Den första och andra artikeln presenterar resultaten från ett forskningsprojekt som granskade processerna kring framtagande av energi- och klimatstrategier i kommuner som deltog i det svenska nationella programmet Uthållig kommun. I första artikeln ligger fokus på organiseringen av processerna, medan erfarenheterna av deltagande intressenter reflekteras över i den andra artikeln. De två artiklarna bygger på befintliga teoretiska ramverk och presenterar en mängd empiri från fem kommuner, som erhållits genom t.ex. dokumentstudier, intervjuer. Utifrån detta harslutsatser dragits kring för- och nackdelar i utformningen av planeringsprocesser för energi- och klimatstrategier, t.ex. att processer som involverar intressenter tidigt även resulterar i strategier som är mer omfattandeI den tredje artikeln presenteras resultaten av en multidisciplinär litteraturundersökning. Vetenskapliga artiklar som handlar om ”hållbar stadsutveckling” och publicerade under perioden 2011-2012 står i fokus. Artikeln syftar till att bättre förstå hur hållbar stadsutveckling tillämpas i praktiken, hur det beaktas, hur det representeras i den akademiska litteraturen, samt vilka effekter som uppstår på grund av denna representation, såsom t.ex. ett brist på analys av governance processer för hållbar stadsutveckling i kommuner. Medan de första artiklarna behandlar praktiken med hänsyn till specifika teoretiska perspektiv, syftar den tredje artikeln till att ge en överblick och identifiera utmaningar och möjligheter inom forskningen för hållbar stadsutveckling. Tillsammans illustrerar de tre artiklarna ett flertal aspekter som påverkar utvecklingen av kommunernas strategiska arbete för hållbar stadsutveckling – de fem faktorerna.
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Wills, Juilinne Anton, and n/a. "Toward public management by enhancing public sector strategic planning : using private sector planning techniques to improve public sector planning." University of Canberra. Administrative Studies, 1999. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061110.145113.
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This thesis considers the problems associated with the Australian Public Sector moving
sometimes erratically towards strategic public management following substantial and
wide ranging reforms over the last 20 years. In particular, this study examines public
organizational planning and evaluates the extent to which private sector planning
philosophies and methodologies have already and could be applied more relevantly to the
public sector. The major proposition is that commercial planning methods and techniques
can be used selectively to enhance agency planning and management effectiveness and
efficiency. A specific application at Centrelink is considered for public service providers
delivering high quality government services as part of a purchaser/provider relationship.
Strategic planning and management theory and models are reviewed and a progressivestages
model is developed for the APS. A range of private sector planning techniques and
tools is evaluated and brief but classified case studies on major APS organizations are
also presented. The thesis concludes that a dynamics capabilities approach would enable
public organizations to maximize strategic management and operational effectiveness.
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Nordell, Emelie. "Strategic Planning in Japanese Companies : A qualitative study on strategic planning with a focus on cultural aspects." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-60442.
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Japanese companies have been said to rarely have strategies that resemble the ones that can be seen in literature from the Western world. However, even though Japanese companies do not show the same kind of strategy as can be found in the west, it does not necessarily mean they have no strategy at all. Recent studies have shown that Japanese companies do show clarity in their approach to strategy. Still, not much research can be found on this subject. When the world is becoming more globalized and multinational, it is of interest for both the companies’ stakeholders and shareholders to know how they operate, and their strategic planning process is one part of this. The research question therefore becomes: How does the process of strategic planning in Japanese companies work and in what way is the Japanese culture an influence? The main purpose of this master thesis is to provide a deeper understanding concerning the concept of strategic planning in Japanese companies. It also has two sub purposes. Firstly, this research aims towards understanding the current strategic planning process, in what way it is used in Japanese companies. Secondly, it will try to understand if the Japanese culture influences the strategic planning process and if so, in what way.The thesis is based on a qualitative study with semi structured interviews where five respondents were divided into two categories (based in the respondents’ background), two respondents with a Japanese view and three with an international view. A constructionist ontological position, interpretivism epistemological position and an inductive scientific approach have been adopted.The theoretical framework is divided into two parts; the first concerns the strategic planning process and the second Japanese business culture.Analysis was done across the two different categories of respondents’ and from my research I have found that the strategic planning process in Japan is different from company to company but that they all tend to share one important step, consensus. I have also found that Japanese culture has had a great impact on the strategic planning process although there seem to be a shift towards becoming more streamlined and more international to be able to compete on the global market.The practical implications of my findings are that since Japanese companies seem to incorporate their culture into their strategic planning, it is important that the field of strategic planning research take into consideration the culture and its effect on the strategic planning process. Japanese companies also need to assess if strategic planning should be used as a way towards becoming more globalized, and if so, in what way.
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Byström, Gustaf, and Vincent Wretling. "Strategic Municipal Energy Planning – Examining Current Practice in Sweden." Thesis, KTH, Mark- och vattenteknik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-190704.
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The Swedish Act on Municipal Energy Planning was written in 1977 in a time of energy crisis and requires each municipality to have a plan for rational supply and distribution of energy. With regards to the on-going climate change however, there is a need for energy planning to emphasise on shifting towards an efficient energy system with high share of renewables, and low impacts on the climate and the environment. The legislation is therefore argued to be outdated and is currently under review. This study shows that most municipalities are working with the energy issue, as 71% have adopted a policy document with focus on energy and climate. However, 41% has not adopted an energy plan as referred to in the Act on municipal energy planning. The results show that the energy strategies have a wider focus than what is stated in the legislation, which strengthens the view that the legislation can be regarded as outdated. Energy Strategies however still have an important function at the municipal level, as they can help to integrate energy aspects into spatial planning, as well as function as support for the daily energy and climate work in the choice of strategies and measures. The study further shows that the use of Strategic Environmental Assessment has potential to increase the consideration of environmental quality objectives, especially those that might be impacted from the energy plans, but the use of it has been fairly limited and only conducted in 6% of the energy plans. It is therefore recommended that the Act on Municipal Energy Planning is revised to instead include requirements for municipal energy and climate strategies, and that they are made subject to Strategic Environmental Assessment, thus promoting a transition to a sustainable energy system, where environmental objectives are taken into account and possible conflicts can be addressed early in the planning process.Med beaktande av klimatförändringarna finns ett stort behov av att energiplaneringen har ett holistiskt och strategiskt förhållningssätt med hänsyn till klimat- och miljöpåverkan. Kommunerna har en viktig roll i utformandet av den hållbara staden på grund av sitt planmonopol, och ska även enligt lag ha en aktuell energiplan. Lagen om kommunal energiplanering skrevs dock vid en tid av energikris och fokuserar mer på tillgång och distribution av energi än ett hållbart energisystem. Kommunala energiplaner omfattas även av det så kallade SMB-direktivet och som huvudregel ska en strategisk miljöbedömning göras för samtliga energiplaner. Det övergripande syftet med denna studie är att undersöka nuvarande praxis för kommunal energiplanering, genom att kartlägga kommunernas energistrategier antagna under åren 2004-2015. Vidare studeras ifall strategisk miljöbedömning ökar hänsyn till nationella miljökvalitetsmål relaterade till energi och om kommunal energiplanering har influerat översiktsplaner genom mål och strategier. Kartläggningen visar att de flesta kommunerna arbetar med energifrågan, då 71 % har antagit någon form av policy-dokument med fokus på energi och klimat inom tidsintervallet. En tämligen stor andel (41 %) har dock inte antagit en energiplan såsom lagen åsyftar. Intervjustudien stärker även bilden att kommunerna har ett vidare fokus än vad som anges i lagen om kommunal energiplanering, och att lagen därmed är utdaterad. Energistrategierna fyller dock viktiga funktioner på den kommunala nivån, dels för att de kan bidra till att integrera energiaspekter i fysisk planering, men även som stöd i det dagliga energi- och klimatarbetet vid val av strategier och åtgärder. Strategisk miljöbedömning har gjorts i ganska begränsad omfattning, för cirka 6 % av energiplanerna. Resultat från intervjuer pekar på att de inte har ökat hänsyn av miljökvalitetsmålen i någon större utsträckning, men däremot fungerat som en försäkran för att de beaktades. De kvantitativa resultaten pekar dock på att för miljökvalitetsmål som inte har en så tydlig koppling till energi och klimat, men där negativa miljökonsekvenser likväl kan uppstå, så ökar strategisk miljöbedömning att dessa tas i beaktande. Det är därför rekommenderat att lagen om kommunal energiplanering revideras till att istället omfatta krav på kommunala energi- och klimatstrategier, och att strategisk miljöbedömning görs för dessa. På så vis främjas en omställning till ett hållbart energisystem, där miljökvalitetsmålen beaktas och eventuella målkonflikter kan behandlas tidigt i planeringsprocessen.
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Yetman, Theresa Elizabeth. "Between planning and implementation, Nelson House Medicine Lodge strategic planning process." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ51822.pdf.
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VILLAR, CAROLINA BERNARDES PAULA. "ALIGNMENT OF BUDGET PLANNING TO STRATEGIC PLANNING: CASE STUDY OF EMBRATEL." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2007. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=10148@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROApós a privatização do sistema Telebrás em 1998, o mercado de telefonia fixa brasileiro que era um monopólio estatal foi dividido entre grupos privados gerando uma grande concorrência no setor. A Embratel, que possuía todo o mercado de telefonia de longa distância nacional e internacional, passou a perder clientes para as demais empresas que entraram com força em seu mercado e, ainda hoje, enfrenta o grande desafio de fazer o caminho de volta, entrando no principal mercado das três grandes do setor (Telemar, Telefônica e Brasil Telecom): a telefonia local. Nesse contexto, é essencial que a Embratel seja capaz de planejar estrategicamente seus próximos passos e o propósito desta pesquisa é investigar o modo de assegurar o alinhamento dos planejamentos orçamentário e estratégico no caso desta empresa, além de identificar os fatores organizacionais que contribuem ou prejudicam este alinhamento. Todos os dados da pesquisa foram coletados através de investigação documental e telematizada, entrevistas com executivos da empresa e analistas do setor. A interpretação e análise dos dados foram realizadas com base no referencial teórico, com o auxílio do modelo Genérico Integrativo de Macedo-Soares (2001). Os resultados encontrados mostraram inconsistência, ou seja, não alinhamento entre o planejamento orçamentário e estratégico da empresa. Também foram identificados os fatores organizacionais que contribuem e que não contribuem para o alinhamento. Ao final, são compartilhadas as lições tiradas do estudo de caso da Embratel.
After the Telebrás privatization in 1998, the telecommunication`s market that used to be a governmental monopoly became divided amongst private groups, which generated a huge dispute in the sector. Embratel, who used to have the whole national and international long distance market, started losing a significant part of its client base to its main competitors (Telemar, Telefônica and Brasil Telecom) and is now striving to walk its way back gaining share of its competitors most important market: the local telephony. In this context, it is essential for Embratel to be able to plan strategically its next steps. This is the main purpose of this research: investigate a way to assure the alignment of the budget planning to the strategic planning for the company and also to identify the organizational factors that contribute and hinder this alignment. All the figures of this research were collected by documental and telematic investigation and interviews with executives of Embratel as well as analysts of the telecommunication`s sector. The data interpretation and analysis were conducted based on the theoretical references from the literature review, with the support of the systemic and integrative model developed by Macedo-Soares (2001). The results proved inconsistency (non-alignment) between the budget planning and the strategic planning. Moreover, it was possible to identify the organizational factors that contribute and hinder the alignment. At the end, this study shares lessons related to the case study of Embratel.
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Young, Lester, Thomas Lee II Harris, and Thomas E. Reynolds. "Organizational strategic planning and execution: should governmental organizations rely on strategic planning for the success of the organization." Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/10230.
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Joint Applied ProjectStrategic planning in both Government and private organizations is a standard practice for improving the organization's overall performance. However, there are several studies that indicate the effectiveness of the strategic planning and execution process in private industry is questionable in many cases and for various reasons. At times, the utilization of this tool yields positive results in many companies and organizations. On the other hand, the strategic plan is not utilized and becomes a costly paperweight on a table in the executive suite. Nonetheless, Government agencies have embraced the private sector's ideology of employing the strategic plan and have plowed headlong into the use of this methodology. The goal is to provide the organization with a tool that could help change or improve the direction of the organization. This project examines the implementation of strategic planning in several Government organizations that lacked the requisite direction and vision necessary to improve their performance. Accordingly, this research uncovers difficulties that some Government (Federal) agencies experienced before the implementation of strategic planning. We made note of the strong leadership and visioning that was key in guiding some of the organizations through the development of the strategic planning process. Overall, this project focuses on factors that led to new directions for Government organizations that were in dire need of this tool. It also focuses on the relationship between these factors and the degree of publicness of the agencies, and points out and describes techniques used by Federal agencies to overcome those difficulties and improve their performance.
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Kurstedt, Pamela S. "A model for colleges of engineering to select a strategic planning methodology and implement a strategic planning process." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44119.
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This research operationalizes the theory and recommendations from academic and business strategic planning sources. The desired research outcome is to improve academic strategic planning for colleges of engineering.
My contribution to the academic planning body of knowledge is a model to select a strategic planning methodology and implement a planning process for colleges of engineering. The model's design is based on the logical conclusion that choice of planning methodology should be matched to desired planning outcomes.
The model uses a preplanning instrument, a planning template, and a Gantt Chart. I designed the preplanning instrument based on six success/fail criteria identified from the research, desired outcomes and outputs of the planning process, and selected planning steps from the Virginia Productivity Center (VPC) Planning Methodology. Answers to questions on the preplanning instrument are then summarized on the planning template. The template requires the planner to consider the sequence of the selected planning steps and prepare an agenda to accomplish them. Finally, the model requires the scheduling of this agenda on a Gantt Chart. The Gantt Chart becomes a timetable for a plan to plan for the college of engineering.
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Franc, Dalibor. "Podnikatelský plán." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-77006.
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The subject of the Diploma theses "Business Plan" is creation of specific business plan of GAS s.r.o. Theoretical part is concerned with the analysis of individual parts of the business plan, legal, tax and economic aspects of the setting up a business. The practical part applies the knowledge of the theoretical part to creating business plan of GAS s.r.o.
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Amrollahi, Alireza. "An Online Collaborative Approach for Strategic Planning." Thesis, Griffith University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366260.
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This thesis steps ourside conventional perspectives of strategic planning through employing the concept of Open Strategic Planning (OSP). OSP frames strategic planning research by emphasising and employing the three principles of inclusiveness, transparency, and the use of Information Technology (IT) in a strategy formulation process. This study argues that OSP approach can be beneficial for strategic planning in organisations as it results in cost and time reductions, and better acceptance of the developed plan among stakeholders. Building on this argument the aim of the research is to explore how this approach can improve the effectiveness of strategic planning and how it can be implemented in practice. Until now the majority of research in this field has been influenced by a dominant positivist perspective (in the strategic management literature) focusing on outcomes. While this perspective may identify some of the important benefits of this approach, it does not examine the process of OSP and behavioural relationships between the OSP process and organisational stakeholders.
This thesis takes the position that research on the OSP concept needs to be widened to prescribe a methodology using a design science research perspective. In line with a call for a wider and re-directed focus on behavioural, technological, and social dimensions of OSP (Matzler, Füller, Koch, Hautz, & Hutter, 2014), this thesis accordingly employs an interpretive perspective to study post-implementation stakeholders’ interpretations of an OSP system.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
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School of Information and Communication Technology
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Lien, Jung-Hsun, and N/A. "Integrating Strategic Environmental Assessment into Transport Planning." Griffith University. Griffith School of Environment, 2007. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20070813.155624.
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Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) has become recognised as an improvement on the existing, limited system of project-based EIA. It aims to integrate environmental considerations into government policies, plans and programmes, and provides a basis for arriving at better-informed decisions at broader strategic levels. However, the compatibility of this new environmental planning tool with other planning systems such as transport, holds the key to successful integration of environmental concerns into existing planning approaches. This study investigates whether SEA can influence and integrate with transport planning and policy development processes through a survey of attitudes and opinions of planners on transport SEA in Taiwan. Transport planning has been criticised for considering too few alternatives, and for basing evaluations solely on technical and economic grounds. The emerging SEA seems theoretically feasible and potentially beneficial in allowing the integration of environmental concerns into strategic transport planning. Though many countries or regions have transport SEA provisions, practical transport SEA applications remain limited, mostly in Western developed countries with high environmental awareness. SEA applications are also limited in their strategies, focusing mainly on infrastructure-related projects. Moreover, most current transport SEA practices lack strategic focus and thus fail to fulfill SEA principles. This suggests that many planners are unfamiliar with the nature and techniques of SEA, and the conceptual impediments are still critical, which may result in significant barriers to transport SEA application. The EIA Act promulgated in 1994, together with its relevant provisions, have provided an applicable mechanism and a legal basis for SEA application in Taiwan, however, no transport SEA cases have been conducted. Many technical and non-technical barriers have been identified by the interviewees, indicating that most of the planners in Taiwan believe that transport SEA is conceptually and practically immature, and planners are not yet ready for it. The conceptual barriers seem more critical at this stage because practical barriers can only be identified and overcome when planners and decision-makers have a clear and proper concept of SEA. This narrowly-viewed application has limited the benefits of SEA, and has resulted in a rigid and incorrect idea that SEA was a passive impact-reducing mechanism; this may mislead the attitudes of planners to transport SEA. In fact, the emerging SEA is a re-engineered planning system framework that serves to remind planners that they are able to improve their efforts. It is a paradigm revolution, as the way in which planners think can make a vast difference. Thus, the potential for the emerging SEA concept to influence and integrate with transport planning and transport policy development processes depends not only on practical feasibility but also on a fundamental conceptual recognition of transport SEA. SEA could influence and integrate with transport planning and transport policy development processes if planners and decision-makers changed their ways of thinking. This study also found that a tiered and integrated transport SEA, embedded in the main transport planning process at different strategic levels, has great potential to embody the environmental and sustainable concerns in transport planning and decision-making. This finding is based on several contentions supported by the recent SEA studies showing that it should not be detached from the main planning process. SEA needs to be flexible in order to meet various policies, plans and programmes (PPP) demands, and it must be value-driven, not impact-oriented. A tiered, integrated transport SEA provides ways to overcome identified transport SEA application impediments. This two-in-one planning system is a simple solution which allows transport SEA to be conducted without involving complex legal processes. It improves institutional coordination and integrates not only with planning processes but also with values and resources.
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Andersson, Daniel. "Approaches to integrated strategic/tactical forest planning /." Umeå : Dept. of Forest Resource Management and Geomatics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2005. http://epsilon.slu.se/9976538.pdf.
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Elwood, Laurence Patrick. "Strategic planning in Ireland’s Institutes of Technology." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/8280.
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The adoption of new managerial philosophies within higher education is well documented and has increased significantly in the last decade. Of these adoptions, strategic planning within higher education institutes in the Republic of Ireland is particularly relevant given the legislative requirement underpinning such planning exercises. This dissertation investigates the lived experiences of academics and manager-academics with strategic planning exercises within Ireland’s Institute of Technology sector, and proposes an alignment-focussed strategic planning framework for consideration. The design, measurement and analysis issues which informed the research instrument sought to measure the degree of alignment across academics and manager-academics with their institute’s strategic plans. A central consideration was whether or not the managerial practices and processes adopted in the preparation of strategic plans impacted negatively or positively on the lived experiences of both groups. Consequently the research methodology was hermeneutically phenomenological. Academic organisations as workplaces have not always proved amenable to either the adoption of new managerial practices or the re-orientation of education to commodity status. The introduction of new managerialism in the Institute of Technology sector has been characterised by legislative change and market forces. Simultaneously this sector has also become more exposed to a growing accountability and transparency agenda at the behest of Ireland’s higher education policy makers. The academics and manager-academics surveyed in this research provide little evidence of a successful transition of new managerialism within those institutes surveyed. Additionally no evidence could be found of alignment with the published strategic plans of those institutes surveyed. The research identified numerous reasons for this non-alignment, including; an inability amongst academics to identify any real benefits from the strategic planning process; and, a perception amongst both groups that the preparation of strategic plans merely satisfied a bureaucratic requirement.
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To, Cho-ying Joanne, and 杜祖鸚. "Planning and strategic application of data warehousing." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3126928X.
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Schwarz, Frederick J. "Strategic planning for DFAS-Cleveland expert systems." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/26791.
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Raju, Phalgun 1977. "Strategic planning and management of product architecture." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/80516.
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