Unravelling the Determinants of Strategic Planning Effectiveness in Public Organizations: A Strategic Decision-Making Perspective at the Individual and Organizational Level.

Abstract

Despite the widespread adoption of strategic management by public organizations, the effectiveness and nature of public strategic management is still debated. To address this issue, a conceptual model and systematic literature review are presented which provide insights into (1) the determinants affecting public sector adoption of strategic management, (2) the characteristics of public strategic management processes, (3) the outcomes of these processes and (4) the empirical body of knowledge investigating the relationships between determinants, characteristics and outcomes of public strategic management. The findings indicate that to improve our understanding of how public strategic management influences organizational outcomes, future research should employ a contingency approach which takes into account the environmental and organizational context. Additionally, New Institutional Theory and Strategy-as-Practice offer particularly useful research avenues to understand “how” public strategy-making actually takes place.