The linkage between strategic planning and daily activities within an organization is often obscure. Perhaps as a consequence, many well‐developed strategic plans fail to be implemented, and required goals and objectives are not attained. Strategy deployment processes link strategic plans with...

Purpose – Aims to present a critical discussion of two UK case studies through which a “third way” modernisation of regeneration policies has been identified as a world‐wide trend. Design/methodology/approach – Provides case studies that represent attempts at creating “strategic...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to cover problematic issues concerning context, culture, strategy and processes affecting the development of performance management in the City of Stoke‐on‐Trent local strategic partnership (LSP) between 2005 and 2007. Design/methodology/approach –...

The application of the strategic management concept to research organisations operating in the public sector is reviewed. The unique characteristics of such organisations are discussed in terms of strategic management and the need to tailor this process to suit the organisations′ particular...

This article develops a strategic management model which is intended to serve as a prescription for any CEO involved in strategic planning. The model was developed as a result of interviews with CEOs of mostly public and some private organisations and ultimately redirected to benefit CEOs in...

In the 1990s, demands for change in public organizations are reaching new and unfamiliar levels. The continuing fiscal crisis and widespread disenchantment with governing institutions suggest that traditional change practices that gradually adapt public organizations to their environment are...

Agencies are small public organizations that can be managed strategically to achieve a legislated goal. Develops a framework that can help them do this by working with their five key relationships: the Minister and Government, the Minister′s department, central control agencies, the agency′s...

State road transport undertakings (SRTUs) in India presently operate around 110,000 passenger buses with a total investment of about Rs60 billion. Criticism of SRTUs has become more transparent with the recent policy changes. One of the major criticisms is that they are, by and large,...

Considers five topics in an attempt to review the concept of institutional development (ID): institutions; development; institutional development; projects; technical assistance. Institutions are seen as fundamental to the development process. Development is seen as a political process. ID is...

Describes Oxfordshire County Council′s QUEST programme (quality; effectiveness; service to all) and its implementation by introducing a devolved cost‐centre management accounting system to achieve accountable management, and decentralization to give managers more flexibility. Examines each...