Strategic Planning Improves Manufacturing Performance

J. Scott Armstrong ()

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Abstract: A quantitative critique of 28 studies concludes that formal planning is valuable for firms. The results were particularly favorable for manufacturing firms: nine studies found formal planning to be associated with better performance and none found detrimental performance.

Keywords: strategic planning; manufacturing performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004-12-10
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