Cognitive styles, user acceptance and commitment to strategic plans in public organizations: an empirical analysis

George, Bert; Desmidt, Sebastian; Cools, Eva; Prinzie, Anita

doi:10.1080/14719037.2017.1285112

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“…Indeed, the SP process could adopt all aspects of the Harvard policy model, synoptic planning theory, and goal‐setting theory but not include the required human resources to become comprehensive. Theorizing about SP's impact on OP thus requires an assessment of both the process of SP and the human resources actually involved in SP (George ).…”

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“…Much of the SP research has used single cross‐sectional surveys to measure the independent and dependent variables (e.g., Elbanna ; George et al ). However, some studies have included multiple‐source data to measure OP (e.g., Jimenez ; Poister, Pasha, and Edwards ).…”

Section: Moderators In the Strategic Planning–organizational Performamentioning

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“…SP has also been central to several public sector reform efforts. Examples include the GPRA Modernization Act in the United States (GAO ), Best Value in England and Wales (Boyne et al ), and the Policy and Management Cycle in Flanders (George et al ). These reforms further indicate that SP has been perceived favorably by policy makers and has become a core element of public management (Bryson ; Poister ).…”

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“…Similarly, the politicized and adaptive contexts of public organizations have been argued to militate against its effectiveness (Bovaird ; Buller ). These critiques point toward the ongoing debate on whether SP “works” (George ).…”

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Does Strategic Planning Improve Organizational Performance? A Meta‐Analysis

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Strategic planning is a widely adopted management approach in contemporary organizations. Underlying its popularity is the assumption that it is a successful practice in public and private organizations that has positive consequences for organizational performance. Nonetheless, strategic planning has been criticized for being overly rational and for inhibiting strategic thinking. This article undertakes a meta-analysis of 87 correlations from 31 empirical studies and asks, Does strategic planning improve organizational performance? A random-effects meta-analysis reveals that strategic planning has a positive, moderate, and significant impact on organizational performance. Meta-regression analysis suggests that the positive impact of strategic planning on organizational performance is strongest when performance is measured as effectiveness and when strategic planning is measured as formal strategic planning. This impact holds across sectors (private and public) and countries (U.S. and non-U.S. contexts). Implications for public administration theory, research, and practice are discussed in the conclusion. Evidence for Practice• Strategic planning has a positive, moderate, and significant impact on organizational performance in the private and public sectors, across international settings. • The findings suggest that strategic planning should be part of the standard managerial approaches in contemporary organizations and contradict many of the critiques of strategic planning. • The formality of the strategic planning processes (i.e., the extent to which strategic planning includes internal and external analyses and the formulation of goals, strategies, and plans) is important to enhancing organizational performance. • Strategic planning is particularly potent in enhancing organizational effectiveness (i.e., whether organizations successfully achieve their goals), but it should not necessarily be undertaken in the hope of achieving efficiency gains.

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Does Strategic Planning Improve Organizational Performance? A Meta‐Analysis

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“…Moreover, the interviews suggested that widespread participation (both internally and externally) illustrates that the SP process is broadly supported throughout the organization and not just a top-down process. George et al (2017) focus on 439 planning team members from 203 Flemish municipalities. They identify predictors of planning team members' commitment to implement strategic plans.…”

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