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Strategic Awareness, Personal Commitment And The Process Of Planning In The Small Business

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  • Allan Gibb
  • Mike Scott

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This paper is based on detailed study [1], over two years, of sixteen small companies based in the northern region of the U.K. the study was concerned with the way in which the companies pursued different lines of product and market development. the research was characterized by experimental ‘action inputs’ designed to allow observation of the impact of different types of ‘software’(information, counselling, training/education) support on the development process. On the basis of this observation the paper constructs a model of the development process as a basis for evaluation of ‘assistance support’. This model, derived from theoretical concepts, nevertheless has been used in practice by companies for the evaluation of their own specific business development and has also been used for training small firm advisers. Observation of the development process enables a characterization of methods of planning used and evaluation of their influence. This indicates clearly the absence of formal planning models but underlines the importance of the strategic awareness and personal commitment of the owner manager in pursuing particular objectives. Strategic awareness is defined and its relationships with forms of assistance are explored. Implications are then drawn for those who seek to assist small businesses.

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  • Allan Gibb & Mike Scott, 1985. "Strategic Awareness, Personal Commitment And The Process Of Planning In The Small Business," Journal of Management Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 22(6), pages 597-631, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jomstd:v:22:y:1985:i:6:p:597-631
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.1985.tb00014.x
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