Towards purposeful strategic planning: A mixed research synthesis across disciplines

IF 7.4 2区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Long Range Planning Pub Date : 2025-07-05 DOI:10.1016/j.lrp.2025.102563

Bert George

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Abstract

Strategic planning is one of the most popular strategy approaches across sectors and across the globe. Unsurprisingly, research on strategic planning crosses disciplines ranging from management and public administration to healthcare, urban planning and sustainability. This fragmentation has resulted in research silos, with little interaction between disciplines. Integration across disciplines is needed to understand the various purposes strategic planning can serve. This study uses topic modeling, a machine learning tool, to analyze 6361 articles on strategic planning. Ten topics are identified, which can be clustered into four categories: societal issues and challenges, processes and practices, street-level sectors, and corporate functions. Time trends analysis indicates a steep increase over time in research attention to strategic planning for the purpose of addressing societal issues and challenges. Combined with a qualitative meta-narrative review, these findings result in a purposeful strategic planning definition and conceptualization to guide theory, research and practice.

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走向有目的的战略规划：跨学科的混合研究综合

战略规划是跨部门和全球最流行的战略方法之一。不出所料，战略规划的研究跨越了从管理和公共行政到医疗保健、城市规划和可持续性的各个学科。这种分裂导致了研究竖井，学科之间几乎没有互动。为了理解战略规划可以服务的各种目的，需要跨学科的集成。本研究使用主题建模这一机器学习工具来分析6361篇关于战略规划的文章。报告确定了十个主题，可分为四类：社会问题和挑战、流程和实践、基层部门和企业职能。时间趋势分析表明，随着时间的推移，为解决社会问题和挑战的目的，研究对战略规划的关注急剧增加。结合定性元叙事回顾，这些发现产生了有目的的战略规划定义和概念化，以指导理论、研究和实践。

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Long Range Planning Multiple-

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13.00

自引率

7.10%

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期刊介绍： Long Range Planning (LRP) is an internationally renowned journal specializing in the field of strategic management. Since its establishment in 1968, the journal has consistently published original research, garnering a strong reputation among academics. LRP actively encourages the submission of articles that involve empirical research and theoretical perspectives, including studies that provide critical assessments and analysis of the current state of knowledge in crucial strategic areas. The primary user base of LRP primarily comprises individuals from academic backgrounds, with the journal playing a dual role within this community. Firstly, it serves as a platform for the dissemination of research findings among academic researchers. Secondly, it serves as a channel for the transmission of ideas that can be effectively utilized in educational settings. The articles published in LRP cater to a diverse audience, including practicing managers and students in professional programs. While some articles may focus on practical applications, others may primarily target academic researchers. LRP adopts an inclusive approach to empirical research, accepting studies that draw on various methodologies such as primary survey data, archival data, case studies, and recognized approaches to data collection.