TY - JOUR AB - This article addresses a key issue: is strategic planning rewarded by the stock market? Using event‐study methodology, this article examined the market values of companies during the time period that they revealed information about their strategic planning focus, function or orientation. The results indicate that the stock market favors the long range‐planning horizon adopted by companies. VL - 38 IS - 10 SN - 0025-1747 DO - 10.1108/00251740010379731 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740010379731 AU - Desai Ashay B. PY - 2000 Y1 - 2000/01/01 TI - Does strategic planning create value? The stock market’s belief T2 - Management Decision PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 685 EP - 693 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -