Abstract
Summary
This paper outlines the research aims and some initial findings from two systematic literature reviews that were recently conducted by the authors. Starting with the question 'how do managers think about the future?', this paper engages in a conversation framed within the context of corporate foresight on how stakeholders in shipping industry engage with it in turbulent times. Deriving from the findings of reviews of literature, it sets out the evolution of the application of the scenario technique in the shipping industry as well as the technique's impact on participants in general. The paper further describes the proposed research design to attempt to answer the proposed research questions and articulates some expected outcomes.
This paper outlines the research aims and some initial findings from two systematic literature reviews that were recently conducted by the authors. Starting with the question 'how do managers think about the future?', this paper engages in a conversation framed within the context of corporate foresight on how stakeholders in shipping industry engage with it in turbulent times. Deriving from the findings of reviews of literature, it sets out the evolution of the application of the scenario technique in the shipping industry as well as the technique's impact on participants in general. The paper further describes the proposed research design to attempt to answer the proposed research questions and articulates some expected outcomes.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | BAM 2019 |
| Subtitle of host publication | 33rd Annual Conference of the British Academy of Management (2019) |
| Pages | 1 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780995641327 |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Sept 2019 |
| Event | BAM 2019: 33rd Annual Conference of the British Academy of Management - Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom Duration: 3 Sept 2019 → 5 Sept 2019 https://www.bam.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=3502 https://www.bam.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D3502%26amp%3Breset%3D1 |
Conference
| Conference | BAM 2019: 33rd Annual Conference of the British Academy of Management |
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| Abbreviated title | BAM 2019 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Birmingham |
| Period | 3/09/19 → 5/09/19 |
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Keywords
- scenario technique
- the maritime shipping industry
- managerial cognition