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

Abstract

This study aims to explore whether there is a consistency between the corecomponents of the strategic plans documented by metropolitan municipalities; andthus, to find out whether these plans are prepared as a product of conscious effort thatis appropriate to the nature of the strategy phenomenon. Based on case studies ofstrategic plans of three major metropolitan municipalities, İstanbul, İzmir andAnkara, in Turkey, a content analysis is carried out in order to answer two researchquestions: (i) to what extent do vision and mission statements of these institutions shedlight on their goals and objectives? and (ii) to what extent do their environmentalperception relate to their goals and objectives? The analysis reveals that the strategicplans of the Metropolitan municipalities have a large extent of internal consistency.This study contributes to strategic planning literature by proposing a systematic rubricabout how to conduct an internal consistency analysis of strategic plans.