ABSTRACT

As social issues are becoming complex and challenging to solve, governments are increasingly seeking support of diverse planning groups when developing strategic plans. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence on (1) the link between planning group composition and strategic plan design quality and (2) the potential inverted U-shaped relationship of planning group diversity in terms of its scope and size for achieving high-quality strategic plan design. To address these gaps in extant knowledge, we analysed 2005 − 2014 U.S. county governments’ strategic plans on homelessness to identify relationships between diversity in planning group size and scope and strategic plan quality. Our results indicate an inverted U-shaped relationship between planning group diversity and strategic plan design quality, suggesting that strategic plan design benefits from group diversity up to a certain level, after which it becomes counterproductive. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed in relation to the growing recognition of the need for deliberate incorporation of diverse voices and perspectives of key collaborators in strategic planning group composition.

摘要

随着社会问题变得越来越复杂和难以解决，政府在制定战略计划时越来越多地寻求不同规划小组的支持。然而，缺乏关于 (1) 规划组组成与战略规划设计质量之间的联系以及 (2) 规划组多样性在实现高绩效的范围和规模方面潜在的倒 U 型关系的实证证据。质量战略计划设计。为了解决现有知识中的这些差距，我们分析了 2005 年至 2014 年美国县政府关于无家可归者的战略计划，以确定计划小组规模和范围的多样性与战略计划质量之间的关系。我们的结果表明规划组多样性与战略规划设计质量之间存在倒 U 型关系，这表明战略计划设计在一定程度上受益于群体多样性，之后就会适得其反。讨论了这些发现的理论和实践意义，因为人们越来越认识到需要在战略规划小组组成中有意识地纳入关键合作者的不同声音和观点。