Planning and organizational effectiveness in the paper and allied products industry: An exploratory study of small French and United States companies.
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Title
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Planning and organizational effectiveness in the paper and allied products industry: An exploratory study of small French and United States companies.
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Identifier
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AAI9304646
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identifier
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9304646
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Creator
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Cheosakul, Adith.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Michael N. Chanin
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Date
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1992
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Business Administration, Management
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Abstract
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Empirical research in the area of planning in small business is inadequate. Contradictory findings in the empirical literature with regard to the presence or absence of planning and its impact on small businesses are apparent. This study attempts to resolve some of these contradictory findings.;The purposes of this dissertation were twofold: (1) to examine actual planning practices among small firms in the paper and allied products industry in France and the United States, and (2) to determine the relationship, if any, between the level of planning practices sophistication and organizational effectiveness among these firms in France and the United States. Return on sales and sales growth rate served as surrogate measures of organizational effectiveness.;Six hundred fifty-two companies in the United States were retrieved from Standard & Poor's Corporation Database on CD-ROM, using SIC 26 for the paper and allied products industry. One hundred ninety-two companies in France were compiled from a various directories of French companies. Data were obtained by mailed questionnaires. Response rates were 16.10% and 27.08% respectively. Content validity and reliability using measures of internal consistency were verified.;The SAS program was used to perform regression analysis, t-test, Spearman rank correlation, Wilcoxon's rank-sum test, and ANOVA in order to test the hypotheses relating to the study. The analysis of the statistical results provided the following findings: (1) there was no difference in intensity of planning practices between France and the United States, and (2) those firms which engaged in high levels of planning practices sophistication outperformed those firms using low levels of planning practices sophistication.;Both practical and theoretical implications emanated from these findings. From a practical aspect, the relationship found between planning and organizational effectiveness would suggest that organizational effectiveness can be improved by extensively engaging in planning. From a theoretical aspect, the results if this study provide an incremental contribution to contingency theory, small firm research, and comparative management.;Limitations of the study are as follows: (1) the results from the samples can be only inferred to small French and United States companies in the paper and allied products industry, and (2) this study did not consider different stages of small firm development.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
