Planning and performance: A new look at an old question
Business HorizonsPublished 1 May 1987
Vasudevan Ramanujam, N. Venkatraman
Citations57
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The link between planning and performance continues to interest the management community. Using data from 207 large North American corporations, the authors isolate significant differences between high and lower performers. From this comparative analysis, six characteristics of good planning emerge.
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Business, Management and Accounting
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