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THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL PLANNING AND CONTROL ON PERFORMANCE OF SMEs IN AUSTRIALIA

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  • HEMA WIJEWARDENA

    (Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Wollongong, Australia)

  • ANURA DE ZOYSA

    (Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Wollongong, Australia)

Abstract

Although there has been some discussion in the academic literature on the relationship between planning and performance of small and medium enterprises(SMEs), no prior research has attempted to capture the control aspect of planning and its possible impact on performance. Furthermore, most of the studies on this aspect have been concentrating on long-range strategic planning with little attention being devoted to financial planning based on annual budgeting. Therefore, based on the results of a study involving a questionnaire survey of budgetting and budgetary control processes of 473 manufacturing SMEs in Australia, this paper attempts to provide an analysis of the impact of both financial planning and control of the sample firms on their performance. The results reveal that greater comprehensiveness in both financial plannig and control processes leads to higher sales performance of these firms.

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  • Hema Wijewardena & Anura De Zoysa, 2001. "THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL PLANNING AND CONTROL ON PERFORMANCE OF SMEs IN AUSTRIALIA," Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 9(04), pages 353-365.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jecxxx:v:09:y:2001:i:04:n:s0218495801000195
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218495801000195
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