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Successful Strategic Plan Implementation in Public Organizations

Connecting People , Process , and Plan (3Ps)

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ID10399485
AuthorsBert George (0000-0001-7175-7885, Ghent University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume81
Issue4
Pages793-798
Publication date2020-04-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Administration Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/puar.13187
OpenAlexW3016404043
LanguageEN
Citations received28
References cited26

Strategic planning (SP) remains the dominant approach to strategy formulation at all levels of government, and it is an enduring topic of public administration research and practice. Simultaneously, little is known about the conditions under which strategic plans are successfully implemented in government. This Viewpoint essay provides evidence‐based recommendations from SP initiatives in Flemish municipalities using multi‐informant and multisource survey data. It shows that successfully implementing strategic plans is influenced by the people, process, and plan (3Ps) underlying SP. Involving creators in SP helps make the SP process more informed. An informed SP process that includes constructive conflict helps induce high‐quality strategic plans. High‐quality strategic plans contribute to successful strategic plan implementation. Practitioners are encouraged to consider SP not as a one‐size‐fits‐all solution to strategy formulation, but as an approach in which variation in people, process, and plan influences implementation success

Business · Constructive · Flemish · Government (linguistics · Local government · Plan (archaeology · Political science · Process (computing · Process management · Public relations · Quality (philosophy · Strategic control · Strategic planning · Strategic thinking · Computer Science · Construction Project Management and Performance · E-Government and Public Services · Marketing · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research

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Unique citing works28
Citations per year4,67
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 28
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