Policy dialogue and problem formation in strategic planning
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Policy dialogue and problem formation in strategic planning
- by
- Schwenk, Charles R; Thomas, Howard, 1943-; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. College of Commerce and Business Administration; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bureau of Economic and Business Research
- Publication date
- 1982
- Topics
- Strategic planning
- Publisher
- [Urbana, Ill.] : College of Commerce and Business Administration, Bureau of Economic and Business Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Collection
- university_of_illinois_urbana-champaign; americana
- Contributor
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Language
- English
- Volume
- BEBR No.870
Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-46)
Decision analysis has been criticized by some practitioners for its inability to deal with strategic planning problems. It typically starts with the assumption that a problem has been recognized and stated and that the task of the step-wise decision analysis process is to indicate the optimal strategy in terms of a specified choice criterion. Writers such as Ackoff, Mason and Mitroff, and Raiffa have argued that this approach may lead to solving the wrong problem and that this is potentially dangerous, particularly in the context of ill-structured, planning problems
The paper develops an understanding of the process of organizational problem formation through the examination of current literature and research. This is a necessary prerequisite for discussing the value of decision aids for strategic planning. Approaches to problem formation such as matching of problem to problem type, creativity stimulants, and dialectical inquity and devil's advocate are examined as well as an expanded view of decision analysis as a policy dialogue process. Finally, the relationships between the various approaches are examined and a synthetic model for their use in problem formulation is suggested
Decision analysis has been criticized by some practitioners for its inability to deal with strategic planning problems. It typically starts with the assumption that a problem has been recognized and stated and that the task of the step-wise decision analysis process is to indicate the optimal strategy in terms of a specified choice criterion. Writers such as Ackoff, Mason and Mitroff, and Raiffa have argued that this approach may lead to solving the wrong problem and that this is potentially dangerous, particularly in the context of ill-structured, planning problems
The paper develops an understanding of the process of organizational problem formation through the examination of current literature and research. This is a necessary prerequisite for discussing the value of decision aids for strategic planning. Approaches to problem formation such as matching of problem to problem type, creativity stimulants, and dialectical inquity and devil's advocate are examined as well as an expanded view of decision analysis as a policy dialogue process. Finally, the relationships between the various approaches are examined and a synthetic model for their use in problem formulation is suggested
- Addeddate
- 2011-03-11 15:41:05
- Associated-names
- Thomas, Howard, 1943-; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. College of Commerce and Business Administration; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bureau of Economic and Business Research
- Bookplateleaf
- 0004
- Call number
- 2324825
- Camera
- Canon 5D
- External-identifier
- urn:oclc:record:760888617
- Foldoutcount
- 0
- Identifier
- policydialoguepr870schw
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- ark:/13960/t06x0684z
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- Openlibrary_edition
- OL24618818M
- Openlibrary_work
- OL15690758W
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- Pages
- 68
- Ppi
- 300
- Scandate
- 20110316150357
- Scanner
- scribe1.il.archive.org
- Scanningcenter
- il
- Worldcat (source edition)
- 700933144
- Full catalog record
- MARCXML
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