The Contributions of Strategic Planning to Organizational Performance: the Case of Sululta Town Administration
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2015-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The study sought to investigate the contributions of strategic planning to organizational
performances in the selected sectors of Sululta Town. The study has also sorted out the context of
strategic planning prior to its design. In addition, the research investigated the practices and
challenges in the course of designing, implementing and over sighting the plan in the ex-post
implementation. In order to systematically approach the problem. This approach was selected on
the ground that it helps the selection of Case Study approach. To this effect, a case study is
chosen as an overall approach for its ability to incorporate to qualitative and quantitative
methods in the collection and analysis of data that focuses on the various issues of the study.
Besides, in order to meet the objectives of the research, both primary and secondary sources of
data were accessed using questionnaire, interviews and observations. Moreover, from 22 public
sector organizations that have implemented strategic planning, 5 sectors were randomly selected
from where 37 respondents were selected using simple random sampling and 13 were selected as
key informants who were purposely considered. The results show that though there has been a
gap to improve, to a better degree there has been awareness creation prior to the design of
Strategic Planning. However, results show that there was a gap in participating wider level of
management and stakeholders in the course of designing the plan. This study also shows that the
Strategic Planning has resulted in positive changes with regard to revenue collection, efficient
service delivery and increased desire for qualified manpower. Finally, the researcher
recommends that, in the planning processes to come in the future, the Town Administration
should create adequate awareness for both employees and the stakeholders. It is also
recommended that good performing units and employees should be rewarded so as to motivate
the poorly performing ones. Moreover, further research is recommended as strategic planning
multiple dimensions
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Sululta, Planning to organizational, Town administration