Formal strategic planning, operating environment, size, sector and performance: Evidence from the UK’s manufacturing SMEs

• Main Authors: Thomas, Howard, Ghobadian, Abby, O’Regan, Nicholas, Liu, Jonathan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
• Subjects: Business Administration, Management, and Operations
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3900
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The relationship between strategic planning and firm performance has long interested strategic management researchers. In the past decade, this research effort has slowed down, while strategic planning has gained greater popularity among managers. However, some academics dispute the usefulness of st...