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The contribution of formal planning to decisions

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This paper presents results from a study of the contribution of formal strategic planning to 1087 decisions made by 129 of the Fortune 500 companies during the years 1982–86. Multivariate analysis of covariance revealed that the characteristics of decisions account for over 15 percent of the variance in data and should therefore be regarded as important determinants of the contribution planning makes to decision‐making. The planning systems studied contributed more to decisions that were considered important and risky, and also to those that were either global in nature or related to divestments.

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  • Deepak K. Sinha, 1990. "The contribution of formal planning to decisions," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 11(6), pages 479-492, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:stratm:v:11:y:1990:i:6:p:479-492
    DOI: 10.1002/smj.4250110606
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    1. Greenley, Gordon E. & Foxall, Gordon R., 1996. "Consumer and nonconsumer stakeholder orientation in U.K. companies," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 35(2), pages 105-116, February.
    2. Safal Batra & Sunil Sharma & Mukund R Dixit & Neharika Vohra, 2018. "Does strategic planning determine innovation in organizations? A study of Indian SME sector," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 43(3), pages 493-513, August.
    3. Dvir, Dov & Lechler, Thomas, 2004. "Plans are nothing, changing plans is everything: the impact of changes on project success," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 33(1), pages 1-15, January.
    4. Abbas Mohammed Hussein & Mohammed Mustafa Ahmed & Mohamed Yahya Mahmoud Khudari, 2021. "The Impact of Strategic Planning in the University’s Competitiveness According to NIAS," Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Richtmann Publishing Ltd, vol. 10, September.
    5. Stefanescu, Răzvan & Dumitriu, Ramona, 2016. "Planificarea financiarǎ pentru decizii asupra antreprenoriatului - Partea întâi [Financial planning for decisions on entrepreneurship, Part I]," MPRA Paper 74829, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 30 Oct 2016.
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    7. Egelhoff, William & Frese, Erich, 2009. "Understanding managers' preferences for internal markets versus business planning: A comparative study of German and U.S. managers," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 15(1), pages 77-91, March.

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