Strategic Management Research in the Public Sector

A Review, Synthesis, and Future Directions

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11674282
AutoresTheodore H Poister (Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA,, autor de correspondencia), David W Pitts (0000-0001-5124-357X, American University, Washington, D.C., USA), Lauren Hamilton Edwards (0000-0002-8209-827X, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA)
Año2010
Volumen40
Número5
Páginas522-545
Fecha de publicación2010-05-18
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe American Review of Public Administration (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0275-0740 • E-ISSN: 1552-3357
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0275074010370617
OpenAlexW2028682835
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas41
Referencias citadas57

Although there is considerable literature on strategic planning and management in the public sector, there has been little effort to synthesize what has been learned concerning the extent to which these tools are used in government, how they are implemented, and the results they generate. In this article, the authors review the research on strategic planning and management in the public sector to understand what has been learned to date and what gaps in knowledge remain. In examining the 34 research articles in this area published in the major public administration journals over the past 20 years, the authors find substantial empirical testing of the impacts of environmental and institutional/organizational determinants on strategic management, but efforts to assess linkages between strategic planning processes and organizational outcomes or performance improvements are sparse. Large- N quantitative analyses and comparative case studies could improve the knowledge base in this critical area

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