A survey of strategic planning managers was considered to identify the curr
ent practice of developing corporate visions, with a particular focus on ho
w the vision was developed. The paper begins with a brief review of the lit
erature concerning organisational visions and their development. The issues
addressed by the survey and the research methodology are then described an
d the results of the research presented. The paper ends with a discussion o
f the findings of the survey and suggests ways of progressing research in t
his area.