Evaluation of Strategic Plans of Municipalities İn Turkey: A Consistency Analysis

Abstract

This study aims to explore whether there is a consistency between the core components of the strategic plans documented by metropolitan municipalities; and thus, to find out whether these plans are prepared as a product of conscious effort that is appropriate to the nature of the strategy phenomenon. Based on case studies of strategic plans of three major metropolitan municipalities, İstanbul, İzmir and Ankara, in Turkey, a content analysis is carried out in order to answer two research questions: (i) to what extent do vision and mission statements of these institutions shed light on their goals and objectives? and (ii) to what extent do their environmental perception relate to their goals and objectives? The analysis reveals that the strategic plans of the Metropolitan municipalities have a large extent of internal consistency. This study contributes to strategic planning literature by proposing a systematic rubric about how to conduct an internal consistency analysis of strategic plans. 

Keywords

• Strategic Consistency,Strategic Planning,Components Of Strategic Plans,Completeness,Metropolitan Municipalities

Büyükşehir Belediyelerinin Stratejik Planlarının İçsel Tutarlılık Açısından Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, büyükşehir belediyelerince hazırlanan stratejik planlar incelenerek, planların içeriğinde yer alan ana unsurlar arasında bir tutarlılık olup olmadığını ve dolayısıyla hazırlanan stratejik planların strateji olgusunun doğasına uygun ve bilinçli bir çabanın ürünü olarak hazırlanıp hazırlanmadığını ortaya koymaktır. İstanbul, Ankara ve İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyelerinin stratejik planlarını örnek olay temelinde içerik analizi ile inceleyen bu çalışmada, kurumların vizyon ve misyonlarının stratejik amaçlara ve hedeflere ışık tutup tutmadığını ve çevre algısı (FÜTZ) ile stratejik amaçlar arasında bir ilişki kurulup kurulmadığı sorularına yanıt aranmıştır. İnceleme sonucunda büyükşehir belediyelerinin stratejik planlarının büyük oranda içsel tutarlılığa sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışma stratejik planların içsel tutarlılık analizinin nasıl yapılacağına dair bir sistematik geliştirmesi bakımından stratejik planlama yazınına katkıda bulunmaktadır.

Keywords

• Stratejik tutarlılık,stratejik plan,stratejik plan unsurları,bütünsellik,büyükşehir belediyeleri

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