Towards a contingent approach to firm strategy on the lowest levels of the hierarchy of the defence industry

Oliva, Silvia Vicente; Sánchez, Angel Martı́nez; Escribano-Bernal, Francisco

doi:10.1108/fs-11-2018-0094

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“…The same way, the practice of strategic foresight in companies itself is based on the use of technologies and knowledge management (Oliva et al, 2019), where knowledge management practices (as knowledge sharing from present and future) become essential for the reach of competitive advantage (Curado et al, 2017). In addition to competitive advantage, other positive outcomes expected by companies may emerge as a result of this framework (depending on the specificities of each company); for example, superior and innovative performance, new socialenvironmental practices and technologies within the scope of sustainability, increased market share, increased profitability, organizational growth and increased brand value.…”

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Dynamic interactions among knowledge management, strategic foresight and emerging technologies

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Purpose This paper aims to discuss the dynamic interactions among knowledge management, strategic foresight and emerging technologies, resulting in a framework that can help companies to shape these interactions for achieving positive outcomes. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper is based on prior literature streams, which were interrelated through an abductive research process. This iterative conceptualization approach led to the formation of testable propositions that advance the understanding on the interactions among knowledge management, strategic foresight and emerging technologies. Findings The framework demonstrates the existence of an actions cycle between strategic foresight and knowledge management through a constructivist perspective, where one can improve the other. These interactions can be useful both for the development of emerging technologies and for identifying these innovations in market that can be applied in companies. Hence, all these dynamic interactions do not point to a hegemonic relationship of one construct over the others, but for the value equality among them. Originality/value Although current literature points to the existence of relationships among knowledge management, strategic foresight and emerging technologies, the dynamism inherent in these interactions as well as their positive effects for companies’ results are not properly discussed. This paper fills such a gap and proposes directions for future research.

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Dynamic interactions among knowledge management, strategic foresight and emerging technologies

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Participation of Civil Society in Security and Defense Foresight Exercises

Vicente‐Oliva

2024

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In democratic countries, citizens are informed about economic policies, health systems, and public education, as well as the policy actions addressing these areas. However, the public often only notices security and defense policies when they are lacking. Security and defense foresight exercises are typically seen as the domain of military personnel, technology experts, and politicians, due to their experience with strategic assets and classified information. Although citizens are represented by elected politicians, security and defense issues frequently remain in the political background, overshadowed by more immediate concerns like energy availability and pricing. To increase meaningful citizen participation in security and defense issues, a well‐informed citizenry is essential. This requires knowledge of threats, civil rights, technological developments, and international affairs. The multidisciplinary nature of these topics makes selecting suitable participants for foresight exercises complex. While informed citizens can contribute to discussions on future developments and threats, such as artificial intelligence, fake news, and electoral processes, the question remains: how can citizens participate in security and defense foresight exercises? This study, based on the Spanish case, reveals that experts agree on the need for greater citizen participation in defense and security politics. However, they did not offer specific ideas or suggestions for achieving this. Consequently, a review of participatory foresight instruments was conducted, resulting in a proposed workflow for future exercises and recommendations for practice.

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Defence industries and open innovation: ways to increase military capabilities of the Portuguese ground forces

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The European Defence Industry is undergoing profound changes. Industrial activity is now operating on a quintuple helix innovation model with the deep involvement of universities and governments in innovation. In addition, military innovations are being transferred to civil society, with increasing attention paid to the environment. In the first stage, we report on the state-of-the-art of existing research using PRISMA protocol. The PRISMA technique is widely accepted by the academic community for its ability to discover concepts, ideas, and debates about the defence industry. In the second stage, we present a case study involving the Portuguese Defence Industry, for which multiple data collection sources were used to ensure triangulation and corroboration. The results show that, in the light of the quintuple helix innovation model, it was possible to bring applications from theoretical discussion to real life. Moreover, within the scope of the triple helix, it was possible to develop, produce and test military products, allowing to improve the military capacity of ground forces. In the future, ecological concerns will likely increase, so we suggest a greater focus on this area of research.

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Towards a contingent approach to firm strategy on the lowest levels of the hierarchy of the defence industry

Cited by 3 publications

References 34 publications

Dynamic interactions among knowledge management, strategic foresight and emerging technologies

Dynamic interactions among knowledge management, strategic foresight and emerging technologies

Participation of Civil Society in Security and Defense Foresight Exercises

Defence industries and open innovation: ways to increase military capabilities of the Portuguese ground forces

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