Essay - Reflection Paper Introduction: Some Processes of Strategic Planning Work for...

Reflection Paper

Introduction:

Some processes of strategic planning work for all types ***** business and these established methods work well ***** all types of business, ***** all sizes and irrespective of their function like manufacturing, professional or service. (Fogg, 1994) In the context of this article we are concentrating on studies ***** the process of strategic planning for service organizations that are involved in the control of environmental difficulties and in the course of this *****, we shall take examples from a re*****l life, practical exercise that is required for a suffering part of ***** world ***** the effect of poor environmental *****s are being felt by a large section of ***** population in quite a few countries.

Why ***** ***** planning not done successfully by present managers?

It is often felt that strategic ***** ***** only an intellectual ***** that is the employment of intellectuals within ***** who are out of touch with real *****, but no strategic pl***** can succeed unless it is in touch ***** the human element ********** in all exercises. The entire organization has to be directly involved in the process though the help may be ***** different **********, like collection of information, taking decisions and fin*****y implementing the decisions that have been taken. (Fogg, *****)

***** is not an issue that can be sorted out through books and most of ***** books that are available concentrate on specific purposes ***** management like "Managing the Learning Organization" or "Managing Chaotic Organizations" or even thoughtful items like "***** with Zen." These books contain ***** that are of particular interest ***** certain groups of people, but, in general, they are not of much help ***** sorting out problems in strategic plann*****g. The reason often is that the situation that the ***** refer to do ***** apply to the problem that applies ***** the organization concerned. The o*****r approach is to outline the approaches that were used ***** successful manager. Apart from this, there are training programs that are used by different management training organizations or corporations which seem to complete their objective of having expert managers by putting their staff ***** such courses. The aim is ***** ensure that ***** develop management knowledge though they do not have much practical experience in this regard. The difficulty with these programs is that ***** generally focus on areas that are within the working *****ise ***** the managers who develop them. (Callaway, 1999) At the same time, when a questi***** of strategy has to be finalized a ********** and overall view has to be taken. That ***** be done only by the top management in an organization, but *****y are ***** involved with their job and do not ***** on teaching others.

The historical *****ment of "strategic planning"

The world has changed very rapidly ***** this could ***** seen through the fall ***** the Berlin Wall, end of ***** Warsaw Pact, end ***** the Soviet Era and re-unification of Germany. This rapid change in political situations naturally changed the perspectives