Managing strategic surprise by response to weak signals.¶
Ansoff, H. I. (1975). Managing strategic surprise by response to weak signals. California Management Review, 18(2), 21-33.
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Primes¶
- Environmental Scanning
- Ansoff (1975) argued that organizations with strong environmental-scanning capabilities—particularly those sensitive to early signals—consistently outperform reactive organizations
This sourceFoundational weak-signal framework: organizations sensitive to early/weak signals can plan for strategic surprise. SUPPORTS marker 160 (organizations with strong early-signal-sensitive scanning capabilities outperform reactive organizations).
- Ansoff (1975) argued that organizations with strong environmental-scanning capabilities—particularly those sensitive to early signals—consistently outperform reactive organizations
- Horizon Scanning
This sourceFoundational text on weak-signal management: prescribes governance design (reporting lines, decision authority, planning-cycle integration) that institutionalizes scanning as a strategic capability rather than ad-hoc activity.
- STEEP/PESTLE Analysis
- The scenario-construction mechanism linking factor trajectories to plausible future states and organizational implications
This sourceFoundational text on weak-signal management: prescribes governance design (reporting lines, decision authority, planning-cycle integration) that institutionalizes scanning as a strategic capability rather than ad-hoc activity.
- The scenario-construction mechanism linking factor trajectories to plausible future states and organizational implications
- Weak Signals & Emerging Issues
- The theoretical forebear in management science is Ansoff's 1975 California Management Review article on weak signals and strategic surprise,
This sourceFoundational text on weak-signal management: prescribes governance design (reporting lines, decision authority, planning-cycle integration) that institutionalizes scanning as a strategic capability rather than ad-hoc activity.
- The theoretical forebear in management science is Ansoff's 1975 California Management Review article on weak signals and strategic surprise,
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