Toward a More Strategic View of Strategic Planning Research

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John M. Bryson (Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA) Lauren Hamilton Edwards

Toward a More Strategic View of Strategic Planning Research

John M. Bryson (Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA), Lauren Hamilton Edwards, David M. Van Slyke

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Routledge
27 May 2024

Research methods: general; Economics; Business strategy; Public ownership & nationalisation; Non-profitmaking organisations

This book summarizes the current state of research on strategic planning and offers an agenda for future research.

The book edition comes with a new introduction that argues that strategising by public, non-profit and business organisations should be a major focus of research. Strategising is what links aspirations, capabilities, and implementation. Strategic planning should be viewed as one approach, but not the only approach, to strategising. A focus on strategising prompts researchers to consider issues of vertical and horizontal alignment of purpose, including across sectors; competence and scalability; co-production; decision-making and change management; and trust, transparency, authenticity and accountability. Additionally, the role of various strategising techniques and information technology should be analysed further.

Beyond the book’s introductory overview of the field, chapters focus on the following topics:

planning styles

collaboration, strategic plans, and government performance

impacts of context and political responsibilities on government strategic planning efforts

impacts of strategic planning in municipal governments

impacts of austerity on strategic planning and government performance

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal, Public Management Review.

Edited by: John M. Bryson (Humphrey School of Public Affairs University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA), Lauren Hamilton Edwards, David M. Van Slyke
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
ISBN: 9781032281384
ISBN 10: 1032281383
Pages: 138
Publication Date: 27 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Introduction: getting strategic about strategic planning research 1. Cognitive styles, user acceptance and commitment to strategic plans in public organizations: an empirical analysis 2. Collaboration, strategic plans, and government performance: the case of efforts to reduce homelessness 3. How an agency’s responsibilities and political context shape government strategic planning: evidence from US Federal agency quadrennial reviews 4. Impacts of strategic planning and management in municipal government: an analysis of subjective survey and objective production and efficiency measures in Norway 5. Does strategy rhyme with austerity?

John M. Bryson is McKnight Presidential Professor Emeritus at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of the award-winning Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, 5th Edition (2018). He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Lauren Hamilton Edwards is Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her work on the strategies and tools employed by public and nonprofit organizations is published in top journals, including the American Review of Public Administration and Public Administration Review. David M. Van Slyke is Dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and the Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business-Government Policy. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and a member of the Defense Business Board at the U.S. Department of Defense.