Abstract
The idea that the Dubai Government via its public sector institutions can and needs manage itself strategically, in a similar manner to any well-performing private sector organisation, has been translated into practically across government departments and authorities. This study is intended as contribution to knowledge production that will also fill a gap in literature on the salient and fundamental factors that enabled Dubai’s post-colonial state to be become agile, innovative and responsive to the growing size and scope of activities undertaken by Dubai and by extension the UAE’s public sector institutions. On the basis of documentary analysis and observation, the conclusion has been arrived that a multiplicity of factors and initiatives such as strategic planning, innovation and technological advancement, leveraging of political leadership and hiring the finest minds from the global pool of transnational bureaucrats with the view to transfer skills and efficiently run public institutions.
Highlights
The emirate of Dubai is one of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), most visible and important cities
The findings suggest a significant association between the diffusion of these relatively new strategic planning tools and organizational performance
The imagery one is likely to conjure up about Dubai, in addition to being a city excessive consumption, but it is a place where the ultra-modern public bureaucracy works for the benefit of the populace
Summary
The emirate of Dubai is one of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), most visible and important cities. The pervasive use of strategic planning by Dubai‘s Government and other attendant departments and authorities in spite of its perceived shortcomings is still believed to appropriate and can assists both political leaders and public sector institutions to make good decisions, operate more effectively and efficiently.
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