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Research paper thumbnail of Basic and applied research on SOAR—taking SOAR beyond its original purpose of strategic thinking and planning applications.

The purpose of this article is to highlight basic and applied research on SOAR that has taken SOA... more The purpose of this article is to highlight basic and applied research on SOAR that has taken SOAR beyond its original purpose of strategic thinking and planning applications. The eight empirical studies address, among other topics, how SOAR has been used: to build trust to increase supplier and customer performance; to build strategic capacity; in executive coaching; to build organizational collective motivation. These empirical studies exemplify researching the theory and practical efficacy of SOAR.

SOAR seeks to identify, hone and build on the organization's strengths as the foun dation for strategic growth, allowing for an approach to the future from a position of strengths and opportunities. SOAR also represents stakeholder aspirations for the most desirable future. Finally, SOAR calls for the evaluation of aspirations in terms of results - measurable and meaningful goals built on the strengths of the Balanced Scorecard from Kaplan and Norton (2006), which measures not just financial performance, but also marketing, operations and learning, and growth opportunities (Stavros, 2013). and then proceeds to identify the strategic core of what the organization aspires to become, along with grounding those aspirations into measurable future results (Stavros & Sutherland, 2003). SOAR features a disciplined approach to helping an organization identify its strengths with an eye on what works best for imple- menting possible opportunities for growth. SOAR is essentially recognized as a strengths-based framework with a whole-system (stakeholder) approach to strate- gic thinking and planning (See Figure 1).

Research paper thumbnail of Basic and applied research on SOAR—taking SOAR beyond its original purpose of strategic thinking and planning applications.

The purpose of this article is to highlight basic and applied research on SOAR that has taken SOA... more The purpose of this article is to highlight basic and applied research on SOAR that has taken SOAR beyond its original purpose of strategic thinking and planning applications. The eight empirical studies address, among other topics, how SOAR has been used: to build trust to increase supplier and customer performance; to build strategic capacity; in executive coaching; to build organizational collective motivation. These empirical studies exemplify researching the theory and practical efficacy of SOAR.

SOAR seeks to identify, hone and build on the organization's strengths as the foun dation for strategic growth, allowing for an approach to the future from a position of strengths and opportunities. SOAR also represents stakeholder aspirations for the most desirable future. Finally, SOAR calls for the evaluation of aspirations in terms of results - measurable and meaningful goals built on the strengths of the Balanced Scorecard from Kaplan and Norton (2006), which measures not just financial performance, but also marketing, operations and learning, and growth opportunities (Stavros, 2013). and then proceeds to identify the strategic core of what the organization aspires to become, along with grounding those aspirations into measurable future results (Stavros & Sutherland, 2003). SOAR features a disciplined approach to helping an organization identify its strengths with an eye on what works best for imple- menting possible opportunities for growth. SOAR is essentially recognized as a strengths-based framework with a whole-system (stakeholder) approach to strate- gic thinking and planning (See Figure 1).

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