Introduces and delineates the concept of strategic planning maturities. It thus represents a small addition to the total body of knowledge underlying the strategic planning process. Uses a conceptual model to explicate the dynamic interrelationship between planning horizons and strategic...

Social Impact Assessment (SIA) is a type of mandated research which is typically implemented during the planning stages of development projects. Unfortunately, such data are often merely used to evaluate the viability of projects, and are seldom consulted as secondary sources of information once...

Underlines that the development of a new European market for a UK company has to be strategically planned. Examines the introduction to the Dutch market of a particular northern UK beer product, suggesting that the use of strategic tools and a traditional marketing plan is essential while the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a cross-cultural comparison of the attitudes toward diversity among human resource managers working for the same multinational company in the Netherlands and Morocco. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 35 semi-structured in-depth...

Improving the interface between strategic and financial planning should be an essential objective of the planning process. However, does sophistication really matter? Based on a survey of 100 hotels, the aim of this article is to explore the issue of whether a well‐developed interface between...

This article addresses a key issue: is strategic planning rewarded by the stock market? Using event‐study methodology, this article examined the market values of companies during the time period that they revealed information about their strategic planning focus, function or orientation. The...

Argues that there exists no universal business strategy such as the constant building of larger volumes. Instead the article advocates that any business strategy needs to rely on a deeper understanding of the freedom of action.Thus, the article presents the strategic states model and proposes...

In an environment characterised by flux and uncertainty, a capacity for innovative, divergent strategic thinking rather than conservative, convergent strategic planning is seen as central to creating and sustaining competitive advantage. As the case study of Communications Co. illustrates,...

Managers are divided in their allegiance to their firms’ mission statements. Some managers swear by their mission statement while others swear at theirs. Evidence from two firms, as well as existing research, indicates that part of this disagreement originates in the manager’s view of...

Little attention has been paid to the strategy‐making processes of small and medium‐sized firms (SMEs), or to the effectiveness of strategic planning in the SME sector. Planning often fails because of implementation problems often associated with SMEs’ lack of capability to determine and...