Long-term strategic thinking, the Themis method and the future of food

Ginanneschi, Marco

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120468

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“…In the first place, ST aids SMEs in spotting and seizing market opportunities. This is due to the fact that business people that use ST are able to compile and analyse market data to find new trends and client demands (Ginanneschi, 2021;Pagani, 2009;Pagani and Otto, 2013). They make use of this data to create cutting-edge goods and services that cater to the requirements of their target clients.…”

Section: Strategic Thinking and Entrepreneurial Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Role of strategic knowledge management practices in enhancing strategic perspectives of an organisation to improve entrepreneurial performance

Shaik,

Jain,

Mendiratta

et al. 2024

JKM

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the significance and impact of strategic knowledge management (SKM) practices and organisational change capacity (OCC) in improving strategic thinking and strategic orientation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their contribution in overall improvement of entrepreneurial performance. Design/methodology/approach Quantitative research methodology using partial least square structural equation modelling with data of 296 sample from the target group as managers and owners from various SMEs in the UK has been used in the study. Findings The findings suggest that SMEs that invest in SKM and OCC are more proficient at adjusting to fluctuations in the business landscape and develop effective strategies that lead to improved entrepreneurial performance. The study provides evidence that SKM encompasses more than just the acquisition and use of information. It also involves the establishment of a learning and innovation culture that facilitates strategic thinking and direction. Similarly, OCC is not just about implementing change but also about developing the agility and flexibility to adapt to market changes, consumer demands and technology. Practical implications According to the research, SMEs may boost their entrepreneurial performance and keep a competitive advantage in the modern, dynamic business environment by investing in SKM and OCC. The capacity of SMEs to implement SKM and organisational change should be encouraged and supported by policymakers and practitioners, who should also offer the necessary tools and assistance to do so. Originality/value This study offers a valuable addition to the previously published works on SKM and OCC within SMEs. It offers empirical data that highlights the significance of SKM and OCC in fostering strategic thinking, strategic orientation and ultimately, boosting entrepreneurial performance. The study also highlights the challenges faced by SMEs in implementing SKM and OCC and provides recommendations for overcoming these challenges.

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Section: Strategic Thinking and Entrepreneurial Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Role of strategic knowledge management practices in enhancing strategic perspectives of an organisation to improve entrepreneurial performance

Shaik,

Jain,

Mendiratta

et al. 2024

JKM

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“…Scenario analyses show that feeding nine billion people (likely 10 in 2050; Godfray, Beddington, et al, 2010) will rather require an additional effort in the exploitation of available natural resources (from arable land to water for agricultural purposes), intensive but “hopefully” sustainable farming/breeding, and further industrial processing. Even climate change (the result of human activities and part of the larger “environmental degradation” megatrend; Ginanneschi, 2021) could reduce the stock of healthy food and compromise its qualities (Dixon, 2015). Therefore, the destiny of healthy food could also be that of caviar, “so prohibitively expensive as to have become bizarre exotica” (Freedman, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Pending an official definition of this concept, consumer expectations around it are mounting (Pilař et al, 2021; Wahl et al, 2017). A recent business foresight exercise (Ginanneschi, 2021), based on the new Themis methodology which combines megatrend analysis, environmental scanning, and expert panels, highlighted the possible emergence in Europe by 2030 of “a question of trust in food”—or better of lack of trust—which will push consumers to look with unprecedented energy for light, sustainable, and microplastic‐free products. F2FS is not oblivious to people's growing attention to health and value in food.…”

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From farm to fork: The difficult journey of healthy food

Ginanneschi¹

2022

World Food Policy

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The new European “Farm to Fork” Strategy has been praised for addressing the issue of the long‐run sustainability of the food system. In this document, the link between human and planetary health is often recalled. However, consumers' aspiration to healthy food is dealt with only superficially. This article analyzes and challenges the position assumed by the European Commission on this topic, using a holistic and transdisciplinary approach to food, called pantrophy. Drawing on several disciplines beyond food science and economics, the author argues that health is not only a question of diet. As a social fact, healthy food is a blend of moral dilemma, a luxury, a fashion item, an object of desire, and a sign of distinction. Therefore, it will hardly become cheap and easily available, as suggested by the Strategy. For the same reason, even the market mechanism envisaged to spread healthier eating habits might prove ineffective. The author calls for a radical change of the European policy in order to ensure that access to healthy food does not become unjust, discriminatory, and a cause of social conflict. The challenge consists in shifting part of the governmental institutions' effort from changing consumption styles to guaranteeing the intrinsic quality of food at its source.

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Future ecosystem business model tool: Design science and field test in the efuel ecosystem towards the sustainability transition

Culot,

Battistella

2024

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

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Long-term strategic thinking, the Themis method and the future of food

Cited by 5 publications

References 53 publications

Role of strategic knowledge management practices in enhancing strategic perspectives of an organisation to improve entrepreneurial performance

Role of strategic knowledge management practices in enhancing strategic perspectives of an organisation to improve entrepreneurial performance

From farm to fork: The difficult journey of healthy food

Future ecosystem business model tool: Design science and field test in the efuel ecosystem towards the sustainability transition

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