ONS 2002 environmental scan: a basis for strategic planning.

Oncology Nursing Society environmental scan 2004.

E76 E nvironmental scanning is a systematic effort to obtain information about the world that will affect an organization. Scanning is important in managing change and avoiding costly mistakes. The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) conducts an environmental scan at three-year intervals, consistent with its strategic planning cycle. This environmental scan builds on previous work by incorporating a...

A Strategic Planning Primer for Prison Systems

The following is from material prepared by the California State University Dynamic Environmental Scan (DES) which provides information resources for solid and innovative strategic planning on each of the university’s 23 campuses. The material was originally developed to help university faculty understand the strategic planning process. It has been slightly modified, changing university referenc...

Environmental Scanning-The Impact of the Stakeholder Concept

This paper discusses the advantages of the use of the stakeholder framework as a basis for focusing an organization's environmental scanning effort. Arising from the discussion, a contingency model for environmental scanning is developed to relate the focus and method used for environmental scanning to the dynamism of the environment and the power of the stakeholder relative to the organization...

FISH STOCK CONSERVATION: A ROLE FOR STRATEGIC FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PLANNING? Clare Coffey and Chris Grieve Institute for European Environmental Policy, London 1 FISH STOCK CONSERVATION: A ROLE FOR STRATEGIC FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PLANNING?

Futures planning: a systemic approach Futures planning: a systemic approach

A major challenge that Australia is facing at all levels of government, like many other countries, is the need for an improved understanding of the planning process, and thus increasing the chances of achieving more sustainable environments. In order to attain this kind of development, changes should be made in several key areas; these changes need to be supported by a clear vision of the futur...