Strategic Planning as a Perceptual Process,
Abstract
Like any complex human endeavor, the sort of broad scope or long range organizational planning often referred to as strategic planning can be viewed from different perspectives and characterized in different ways. Different perspectives will bring different aspects of the process into focus, while neglecting other aspects. No single characterization can possibly capture the full richness of what goes on in real life planning, so there can be no single 'best' way of defining what 'planning is.' The purpose is to examine planning from a somewhat different perspective than it is usually viewed, as an organizational perceptual process rather than as a problem-solving activity, to see what lessons can be learned from that perspective which might be of use to planners and managers concerned with broad scope strategic planning.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA136893
Entities
People
- R. Strauch
Organizations
- RAND Corporation