Abstract on F.S. Berry, “Innovation in Public Management: The Adoption of Strategic Planning (State), Public Administration Review 54 (July/August 1994): 322-330

Summary:

From 1980 to 1991 there was a large increase in the number of state agencies that began to use strategic planning to increase their productivity. This article grew out of a lack of detailed study as to what conditions were causing the increase of strategic planning. Berry identified four reasons that state agencies are likely to adopt strategic planning, “ (1) early in gubernatorial administrations, (2) under conditions of strong fiscal health, (3) when agencies work closely with private sector businesses, and (4) as the number of neighboring state agencies that have already adopted strategic planning increases”.

The Definition if Strategic planning:

At the time this article was written, strategic planning was a relatively new process. It was a method for managers to increase productivity and efficiency by tying responsiveness to citizens, quality services, employee empowerment and a planning process that is tied to the organization’s mi...