Planning and participation as determinants of strategic planning effectiveness: Evidence from the Arabic context

Management Decision

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 779-796

  Elbanna, Said ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Business performance; Egypt; Employee participation; Private sector organizations; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449094091     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740810873761     Document Type: Article

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