Planning Review: Volume 5 Issue 1
Table of contents
Toward a planful society
Charles E. ReedOur societies, our institutions, and our planners face a challenge of historic proportions from the momentous economic, social, and technological forces of our time. How adequate…
The planner minding the store
Robert M. Randall, Robert J. AllioBy asking Donald V. Seibert, Chairman of the Board of JCPenney, a number of variations on the basic question, “How do you plan?” this magazine continues its series of interviews…
Planning the picking order for the company totem pole
Fred E. Lee“People are our most valuable asset” is a common expression used by most chief executives. Yet how much is really spent keeping track of this “most valuable asset”? What kind of…
Electronic librarian
Barrett, Charles H., Budgets work best if management takes part in making them, Newspaper Controller, Vol. 27, No. 10 (July 1976), pp. 2–3, 10. The most significant characteristic…
Planners and futurists can co‐engineer time bridges
André van DamThe most apparent difference between planning and futurism is their respective time horizons. Whereas corporate plans span, on an average, three to seven years, many prospective…
How to tap Big Brother for information
Matthew J. LeskoMany planners, although aware of the importance of external information, continue to make decisions without using this resource. Such situations exist because planners have been…
News
A full day workshop on Strategic and Operational Planning in Commercial Banks and Other Financial Institutions will be held on January 11, 1977. Topics include identification of…
North American Society for Corporate Planning
The Society is a non‐profit professional and educational association formed in 1966. Today membership exceeds 1,600 individuals interested in improving their competence as…