Reflecting on the past 50 years of Long Range Planning and a research agenda for the next 50
Journal
Long range planning : LRP
ISSN
0024-6301
ISSN-Digital
1873-1872
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
Abstract
When the first issue of Long Range Planning was published in 1968 under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Bernard Taylor, the founding Editorial Board put forward an ambitious research agenda: to contribute to an improved understanding of technological and societal changes and to develop approaches and analytical tools for the development and competitiveness of nations, regions, and corporations.
In the first issue, Perrin, the Chairman of the founding Long Range Planning Society, defined Long Range Planning as comprising (1) economic planning at the national and regional level, (2) corporate planning in organizations, and (3) project planning to manage large-scale projects. At the time, particular concerns included the competitiveness of the United Kingdom, the development of appropriate analytical techniques to guide national policy and help corporate decision makers develop longer-term plans, entrepreneurship and industrial transformation due to the consolidation of larger firms, and the role of computers in transforming society and businesses.
In the first issue, Perrin, the Chairman of the founding Long Range Planning Society, defined Long Range Planning as comprising (1) economic planning at the national and regional level, (2) corporate planning in organizations, and (3) project planning to manage large-scale projects. At the time, particular concerns included the competitiveness of the United Kingdom, the development of appropriate analytical techniques to guide national policy and help corporate decision makers develop longer-term plans, entrepreneurship and industrial transformation due to the consolidation of larger firms, and the role of computers in transforming society and businesses.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
None
Refereed
No
Publisher
Elsevier
Publisher place
Oxford
Volume
50
Number
1
Start page
1
End page
7
Pages
7
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
253778