Strategic Foresight in Multinational Enterprises: Building a Best-Practice Framework from Case Studies

Many studies have been able to show that establishing an SF system is judged crucial by corporate management, but that paradoxically the implementation of successful practices remains limited. This can be attributed to the limited knowledge about best practices as well as the lack of professional associations dedicated to advancing management practices in the field of SF. This study builds on a review of past studies as well as evidence from case studies in 15 companies in which 84 interviews have been conducted. As a result a framework is proposed that allows the comparison of SF practices within 5 dimensions and 19 key characteristics.