Collaborative open strategic planning: a method and case study

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dc.contributor.authorAmrollahi, Alirezaen
dc.contributor.authorRowlands, Bruceen
dc.date.acceptance2017-01-16en
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-15T10:02:31Z
dc.date.available2018-11-15T10:02:31Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionThe file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the DOI link.en
dc.description.abstractPurpose The purpose of this paper is to show how collaborative information technology (IT) tools and a crowdsourcing model can be leveraged for the purpose of strategic planning. To achieve this objective, a formal method of open strategic planning (OSP) is proposed. Design/methodology/approach Based on a review of the literature a set of activities, stakeholders, and governing rules are identified in the form of an OSP method. The proposed planning method is implemented in a case study of strategic planning in an Australian university. Observations by the research team, and archival records were used to ascertain the relevance of the used method. Findings A method for OSP is presented and assessed. The method contains four phases: pre-planning, idea submission, idea refinement, and plan development. These phases cover the activities required from conceptualization to preparing and publishing the strategic plan. The findings clarify how the principles of OSP helped the organization to include more stakeholders and provided the opportunity to make the planning process transparent through use of a collaborative IT tool. Practical implications The study provides managers and planning consultants with detailed guidelines to implement the concept of open strategy. Originality/value This study is among the few to propose a method for OSP based on empirical research. The study also shows how collaborative IT tools can be used for high-level organizational tasks such as strategic planning.en
dc.exception.ref2021codes252cen
dc.funderN/Aen
dc.identifier.citationAmrollahi, A. and Rowlands, B. (2017) Collaborative open strategic planning: a method and case study. Information Technology & People, 30 (4), pp. 832-852en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-12-2015-0310
dc.identifier.issn0959-3845
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2086/17196
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.projectidN/Aen
dc.publisherEmeralden
dc.researchinstituteCentre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR)en
dc.subjectOpen innovationen
dc.subjectStrategyen
dc.subjectCollaborationen
dc.subjectCase studyen
dc.titleCollaborative open strategic planning: a method and case studyen
dc.typeArticleen

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