TABLE OF CONTENT

ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................... 2
AKNOWLEDGEMENT.................................................................................................... 3
DECLERATAION............................................................................................................. 4
Chapter1: Introduction........................................................................................................ 5
1.1 Contribution to the Research...................................................................................... 7
1.2 Research objective....................................................................................................... 7
1.3. Organisation of Research........................................................................................... 8
Chapter 2: Literature Review............................................................................................... 9
2.1. The Concept of Research........................................................................................... 9
2.2. Type of Foresight....................................................................................................... 18
2.2.1. Regional Foresight.......................................................................................... 18
2.2.2. National Foresight.........................................................................................

22

2.3. Organisational Foresight............................................................................................ 24

2.4. Managerial Foresight................................................................................................. 25
2.4.1. Scenario Thinking.............................................................................................. 27
2.4.2. Visioning............................................................................................................ 28
2.5. Main different type of foresight model.......................................................................... 29
2.5.1 Macro aspect........................................................................................................ 30
2.5.2 Analytical aspect model....................................................................................... 31
Chapter 3: Research Method................................................................................................ 33
3.1 Business Research Approach.......................................................................................... 33
3.2 Data Collection and Research Design............................................................................. 34
3.3 Qualitative Type Of study............................................................................................... 35
3.3.1 Interview Method.................................................................................................. 36
3.3.2 Semi Structure Interview....................................................................................36
3.4 Quantitative Type of Study............................................................................................. 37

3.4.1 Questionnaire........................................................................................................... 37
3.5 Method for Data Analysis................................................................................................ 38
3.6 The Statistical Tests......................................................................................................... 39
3.7 Deductive Approaches..................................................................................................... 40
3.8 Reflection of the chosen method.................................................................................... 41
Summary................................................................................................................................ 41
Chapter 4: Empirical Research Context................................................................................ 43
4.1 Case One Wipro............................................................................................................ 43
4.1.1 History............................................................................................................... 43
4.1.2 Production......................................................................................................... 45
4.1.3 Product and Services.......................................................................................... 46
4.1.4 Changes and Challenges.................................................................................... 47
4.1.5 Business structure............................................................................................. 49
4.1.6 Personnel.......................................................................................................... 49
4.2 Case Two: Mphasis........................................................................................................ 50
4.2.1 History................................................................................................................ 51
4.2.2 Production........................................................................................................... 52
4.2.3 Product and Services........................................................................................... 53
4.2.4 Changes and Challenges...................................................................................... 53
4.2.5 Business structure................................................................................................ 55
Summary............................................................................................................................... 59
Chapter 5: Result and Analysis............................................................................................ 56
5.1 Qualitative analysis.......................................................................................................... 56
5.2 Quantitative analysis....................................................................................................... 61
Chapter 6: Discussion and Conclusion................................................................................. 75
6.1 Discussion........................................................................................................................ 75
6.2 Recommendations............................................................................................................ 77

6.3 Limitation and Future Research................................................................................... 78

6.4 Conclusion.................................................................................................................... 79
References........................................................................................................................... 81
Appendix 1: Product and services: Wipro and Mphasis..................................................... 89
Appendix 2: Questionnaires................................................................................................ 90
Appendix 3: Semi- structure interview............................................................................... 95
Appendix 4: Department Manager interview..................................................................... 96
Appendix 5: Annual reports of Wipro and Mphasis........................................................... 97
Appendix 6: Frequency Table............................................................................................ 98
Appendix 7: Descriptive Table........................................................................................... 102