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This book is aimed at guiding managers towards systematic approaches to improve and facilitate necessary strategic business development and planning. Conditions in the workplace… Read more
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List of figures and tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the author
Chapter 1: The necessary business development and planning
Abstract:
Chapter 2: Leadership and change management
Abstract:
The manager’s responsibility
Team members’ responsibility
Involving staff
Case study: the unsuccessful involvement
Turbulent times
Voices from practitioners: Maria Hugosson Bygge
Chapter 3: Competitive intelligence
Abstract:
The forming of perspectives
Demands on individuals and organisations
The PCMAC model
Decisions and actions
Pitfalls and tips
Voices from practitioners: Charlotte Håkansson
Chapter 4: Business concept and information strategies
Abstract:
The business concept
Information strategies
Voices from practitioners: Helena Vallo
Chapter 5: The business plan
Abstract:
The annual cycle of the business plan
Case: the annual planning process
The content of the business plan
Voices from practitioners: Jette Guldborg Petersen
Chapter 6: Strategic goals, measurement and evaluation
Abstract:
Set the strategic goals
Measure and evaluate
Voices from practitioners: Katarina Kristoffersson
Chapter 7: Implementation of strategic decisions
Abstract:
Case: from Tetra Pak Library to Technology Intelligence
Chapter 8: Tools
Abstract:
About organising workshops
Brainstorming with relation matrix
PESTLE(M)
SWOT
Scenario planning
Impact analysis
Unbiased review of the business: a workshop
Spider diagram
Benchmarking
Chapter 9: Changes and challenges
Abstract:
Changes
Challenges
References
Index
MN
During the years she has contributed to several publications and written journal articles and books on knowledge management and competitive intelligence. She has also lectured at seminars and conferences, in some cases as the keynote speaker. In 2002 she was awarded by the Special Library Association the ESLY 2002 (European Special Librarian of the Year 2002). She is a member of the Swedish Association of Information Specialists and was the President of this association between 2006 and 2009. She was also a member of the board of the Swedish School of Library and Information Science between 2008 and 2014.