Impact of the Organization Environment on the Long-Range Planning Process: A Contingency View.

1 September 1980

journal article
Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal

Vol. 23 (3) , 385-404
https://doi.org/10.2307/255507

Abstract

A two-stage survey of 199 corporations in 15 industrial classifications found that firms tend to adopt more complete formal long-range planning processes as the complexity and instability of the business environment increases. These findings were moderated by including the size of the firm as an intervening variable. Other hypotheses dealing with the environment and long-range planning were tested with mixed results.

Keywords

BUSINESS ENTERPRISES UNITED STATES
BUSINESS PLANNING
WORK ENVIRONMENT
STRATEGIC PLANNING
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
CONTINGENCY THEORY (MANAGEMENT)
PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE
DECISION MAKING
PROBLEM SOLVING

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