Abstract
This paper by Dilip Roy deals with executives' preferences for different pure modes of strategic planning and the mode-switching behaviour of firms. Based on a survey, he points out that the adaptive mode plays a significant role under environmental turbulency and the most likely mode under environmental stability is the planning mode. The author also describes the mode-switching process through a three-dimensional approach and suggests three hypotheses on the switching pattern.
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