Artificial intelligence (AI) and strategic planning process within VUCA environments: a research agenda and guidelines

IF 4.1 3区管理学 Q2 BUSINESS

Management Decision Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI:10.1108/md-10-2023-1944

Roberto Biloslavo, David Edgar, Erhan Aydin, Cagri Bulut

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Abstract

Purpose

This study demonstrates how artificial intelligence (AI) shapes the strategic planning process in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) business environments. Having adopted various domains of the Cynefin framework, the research explores AI's transformative potential and provide insights regarding how organisations can harness AI-driven solutions for strategic planning.

Design/methodology/approach

This conceptual paper theorises the role of AI in strategic planning process in a VUCA world by integrating extant knowledge across multiple literature streams. The “model paper” approach was adopted to provide a theoretical framework predicting relationships among considered concepts.

Findings

The paper highlights potential application of the Cynefin framework to manage complexities in strategic decision-making process, the transformative impact of AI at different stages of strategic planning, the required strategic planning characteristics within VUCA to be supported by AI and the attendant challenges posed by AI integration in the uncertain business landscape.

Originality/value

This study pioneers a theoretical exploration of AI's role in strategic planning within the VUCA business landscape, guided by the Cynefin framework. Thus, it enriches scholarly discourse and expands knowledge frontiers.

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VUCA 环境下的人工智能（AI）和战略规划流程：研究议程和指导方针

目的本研究展示了人工智能（AI）如何在多变、不确定、复杂和模糊（VUCA）的商业环境中塑造战略规划过程。本研究采用了 Cynefin 框架的各个领域，探讨了人工智能的变革潜力，并就组织如何利用人工智能驱动的解决方案进行战略规划提供了见解。本文采用了 "模型论文 "的方法，提供了一个理论框架，以预测所考虑的概念之间的关系。研究结果本文强调了在战略决策过程中管理复杂性的 Cynefin 框架的潜在应用、人工智能在战略规划不同阶段的变革性影响、在 VUCA 中人工智能支持下所需的战略规划特征，以及在不确定的商业环境中人工智能整合所带来的挑战。因此，它丰富了学术话语，拓展了知识前沿。

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Management Decision Multiple-

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8.20

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8.70%

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126

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