العلاقة بين التخطيط الاستراتيجي و الأداء التنظيمي : دراسة ميدانية

Abstract EN

The relation between strategic planning and performance has been the subject of significant academic interest particularly in the current economic catastrophe.

In addition, the continuous and rapid changes in the business environment requires us to study its impact on the work of organizations and planning in modern methods based on information derived from the same work environment.

A comprehensive literature review identified several areas -where contributions to the domain of study could be made.

Three main areas were identified for further examination, these were a) organizational flexibility, b) the strategies adopted within the organization, c) the success of the application.

Accordingly, the aim of this study was to empirically test the validity of linking contingency factors.

culture, leadership, strategic planning and organisational performance.

This was attained by formulating a series of research questions and testing them by using a variety of quantitative methods.

Data was collected from 1840 employee in both governmental and private sector in Kuwait.

Following rigorous individual construct validity and reliability testing, the results were most encouraging.

The findings emphasize the need for more power to be allocated to top management with more efforts to correlate between goals, policies and plans.

Also, theoretical and managerial implications, limitations and directions for future research are discussed.

KEYWORDS: Strategic Planning, Organizational Flexibility, Implementation