The mediating role of the extensiveness of strategic planning on the relationship between slack resources and organizational performance
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to improve the understanding of the mediating role of the extensiveness of strategic planning on the relationship between slack resources and organizational performance.
Design/methodology/approach
The study uses empirical data gathered from 102 usable replies from private and also public hospitals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Findings
The findings indicate the existence of a positive relationship between slack resources and organizational performance and show that the extensiveness of strategic planning plays a mediating role in this relationship.
Research limitations/implications
The authors highlight the exploratory nature of the study considering its unusual setting, namely, the UAE’s health care sector.
Practical implications
Several implications of the findings for managerial and policy practices in the UAE health care sector are discussed.
Originality/value
This study contributes to the existing literature on management, health care, and developing countries by examining the role of the extensiveness of strategic planning in mediating the relationship between slack resources and organizational performance in the health care industry of a developing country.
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Citation
Fadol, Y., Barhem, B. and Elbanna, S. (2015), "The mediating role of the extensiveness of strategic planning on the relationship between slack resources and organizational performance", Management Decision, Vol. 53 No. 5, pp. 1023-1044. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-09-2014-0563
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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