The Practice of Strategic Planning in the Organization of the Future
Abstract
The management and operation of business, industry, and government in the United States is being challenged to a degree unprecedented in any other time. It has been suggested that the nation has entered a climacteric, a critical turning point in its economic history. The management choices made today will determine whether the economy will be revitalized or go into steady decline. Books and articles abound offering a variety of prescriptions to deal with the phenomena of continually shrinking markets and a rapidly diminishing competitive position. There is little to fault in such prescriptions as total quality management, gain sharing, quality circles, quality of life improvements, just-in-time inventories, and some of the other interventions to manage change and organizational cultures. Still, too frequently, these seemingly viable interventions have resulted in failure or less than expected gains. The most likely cause of the problem is not the efficacy of the prescriptions, but rather the absence of a catalyst, an activating mechanism, to enhance or accelerate the impact of the interventions. This paper addresses the specific application and adaptation at the Naval Ordnance Station, Indian Head, MD of a strategic planning concept that has evolved over the past three decades.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 07, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA213264
Entities
People
- D. S. Sink
- Dominic J. Monetta