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Chapter 02
The following list of books, journals, films, TV programmes and web links are especially recommended as resources you may find helpful for further study on the subject of 'The General Environment'
www.wfs.org
The World Future Society brings together people who are interested in how the world is shaped by technological and social change.
BBC4 programme – ‘Visions of the Future’, 5 Nov 2007. See: www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/visions-future.shtml.
Michio Kaku explores how technology might shape our future by looking at artificial intelligence.
Millett, S (2006), ‘Futuring and visioning: complementary approaches to strategic decision making’, Strategy and Leadership, 34(3).
The author clarifies the distinction between futuring and visioning and offers practical tools for developing the future goals of the organization.
Popcorn, F and Hanft, A (2002), Dictionary of the Future, Hyperion.
Faith Popcorn is known as the Nostradamus of marketing. The book identifies the latest cultural trends. An entertaining book to dip into. It is now five years later – did any of these trends die on the vine?
Hough, J and White, M (2004), ‘Scanning actions and environmental dynamism: Gather information for strategic decision making’, Management Decision, 42(6).
The authors investigate the link between environmental change and managers’ awareness of the environment.
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