The Size and Scope of Strategic Planning in State Agencies: The New York Experience

Abstract

Recent years have witnessed a surge of interest in strategic planning in the public sector. However, a wide variety of structural arrangements, funding levels, and purposes and objectives are all grouped together under the rubric of strategic planning. This article is the first phase of a two-part research effort. The authors set out to promote a better understanding of the status of strategic planning in the public sector by examining the organization, funding, and mission of strategic planning units within New York State agencies. They report top state officials' reactions to strategic planning and how they explicitly use it.

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