TITLE:
Strategic Planning Systems and Firm Performance in the Export Processing Zones
AUTHORS:
Juliana Mulaa Namada, Vincent Bagire, Evans Aosa, Zachary B. Awino
KEYWORDS:
Strategic Planning Systems, Performance, Resources, Management Participation, Planning Techniques, EPZ, Kenya
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Industrial and Business Management,
Vol.7 No.4,
April
30,
2017
ABSTRACT: This
study focused on strategic planning systems as predictors of performance in a
developing country context. These concepts have not been adequately
investigated in extant strategy literature. We contended that strategic
planning systems should be emphasized as a
configuration and not by its domains. The influence of resources, management
participation and planning techniques on performance showed positive and
significant results. In support of our conceptualization, the results were that
strategic planning systems as an aggregate factor has a stronger influence on
performance than its domains. We conclude that the configuration of planning
systems with its theoretical underpinning in the dynamic capabilities and
resource based view, explains performance variations among firms.