An investigation of strategic planning implementation and deployment efforts

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dc.contributor.authorBlack, Kurt D.en
dc.contributor.committeechairSink, S. Scotten
dc.contributor.committeememberKoelling, C. Patricken
dc.contributor.committeememberShapiro, Michaelen
dc.contributor.committeememberLang, James R.en
dc.contributor.departmentIndustrial and Systems Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:36:06Zen
dc.date.adate2010-05-11en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:36:06Zen
dc.date.issued1994-05-05en
dc.date.rdate2010-05-11en
dc.date.sdate2010-05-11en
dc.description.abstractMany American organizations have reported dissatisfaction with the results of their strategic planning, TQM, or other large-scale change efforts. Some have even abandoned their efforts all together. According to the literature, the major problem seems to be with implementation and deployment. One of the major obstacles that organizations face in the implementation and deployment phase of their planning effort is the loss of momentum. They seem to get the ball rolling and generate a lot of initial excitement but then after some period of time, the energy level begins to decline. All of the work: that was put in at the beginning seems to get cast aside in order to "get the job done" or to ''fight fires." In an effort to provide American organizations with some recommendations for successful implementation and deployment, this research addressed two questions: (1) What are the "root causes" leading to an organization's strategic planning effort to lose momentum during implementation and deployment, and (2) Does it appear that ''Hoshin'' organizations struggle with these root causes to a lesser degree than "Non-Hoshin" organizations?en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentix, 158 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05112010-020310en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05112010-020310/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/42628en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1994.B633.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 31151993en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1994.B633en
dc.subject.lcshStrategic planningen
dc.titleAn investigation of strategic planning implementation and deployment effortsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineIndustrial and Systems Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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