STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFOMANCE OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN ENUGU, ENUGU STATE
Abstract
This study examined the strategic planning and organizational performance of
manufacturing firms in Enugu, Enugu state. The objectives of the study were to
ascertain the nature of relationship between strategic planning and quality of
work, to examine the nature of relationship between strategic planning and
effectiveness and to ascertain the nature of relationship between strategic
planning and innovativeness, To achieve the objectives a survey research design
was adopted. The population of the study is 338 and the Taro yamane formula
is used to derive the study sample size of 183.The spearman rank correlation
and coefficient is used in the testing of the hypotheses and the result
revealed that there is a significant relationship between strategic planning
and quality of workf there is a significant relationship between strategic
planning and effectiveness and there is a significant relationship between
strategic planning and innovativeness , Based on the findings, the study
concluded that strategic planning has a positive impact on organizational
performance. It is recommended among others that manufacturing companies
should adopt to a very good strategic plan to help boost quality of work as it
has proven to have a positive relationship With organizational performance.
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