The Effect of Operational and Strategic Planning on Small Firm Performance

Authors

  • Larry R. Watts Steven F. Austin State University
  • Josheph G. Ormsby Steven F. Austin State University

Abstract

Unlike large corporations, small businesses face a multiplicity of problems that could spell immediate doomfor the organization. As a result,an increasing body of research add ressing small business problems has been noted in the literature. This research stud y investigated  the effect of opera Honal and st rategic:-ilanning on small firm performance and found  that both were positivel y related to performance.  Practical implications of  these research findings  are provided  for  small businesses.

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Published

1990-06-03

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (1990)

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The Effect of Operational and Strategic Planning on Small Firm Performance. (1990). Journal of Small Business Strategy (archive Only), 1(2), 27-35. https://libjournals.mtsu.edu/index.php/jsbs/article/view/227