A Contingency Approach to Planning: Planning with Goals and Planning Without Goals.

1 June 1974

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

Vol. 17 (2) , 281-291
https://doi.org/10.2307/254980

Abstract

This paper challenges conventional descriptions of planning as necessarily tied to setting specific goals. The author describes a more intuitive planning process which proceeds by identifying arenas of activity and preferred styles of acting. The choice of planning mode is contingent upon task, organizational, and people characteristics.

Keywords

STRATEGIC PLANNING
ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS
EXECUTIVE ABILITY (MANAGEMENT)
MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
BUSINESS PLANNING
TASK ANALYSIS
CONTINGENCY THEORY (MANAGEMENT)
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
WORK DESIGN

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