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Formal strategic planning: The key to effective business process management? (2002)
Journal Article
O’Regan, N., & Ghobadian, A. (2002). Formal strategic planning: The key to effective business process management?. Business Process Management Journal, 8(5), 416-429. https://doi.org/10.1108/14637150210449102

The literature contends that the lack of strategic business planning is a major drawback in the implementation of business process initiatives such as total quality management. In addition, it is evident that strategic planning firms achieve better p... Read More about Formal strategic planning: The key to effective business process management?.

Effective strategic planning in small and medium sized firms (2002)
Journal Article
O'Regan, N., & Ghobadian, A. (2002). Effective strategic planning in small and medium sized firms. Management Decision, 40(7), 663-671. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740210438490

Little attention has been paid to the strategymaking processes of small and mediumsized firms (SMEs), or to the effectiveness of strategic planning in the SME sector. Planning often fails because of implementation problems often associated with SME... Read More about Effective strategic planning in small and medium sized firms.

Market share: The conduit to future success? (2002)
Journal Article
O’Regan, N. (2002). Market share: The conduit to future success?. European Business Review, 14(4), 287-293. https://doi.org/10.1108/09555340210434474

Market share is often used to describe the position and success of a firm in an industrial sector. While the impact of market share is not always reflected in a firm's profitability or performance, many firms see it as an important organisational goa... Read More about Market share: The conduit to future success?.