Planning and the Entrepreneur: A Longitudinal Examination of Nascent Entrepreneurs in Sweden
研究623名瑞典新生创业者六年间规划决策对创业绩效的影响，发现正式规划及规划变更均未提升绩效。
We studied 623 nascent entrepreneurs during a six-year period, examining how their planning decisions impact venture-level performance. Our study is unique in that we tracked nascent ventures, examining their planning behavior, including changes to plans. Relying on the theory of legitimacy, this paper adds to the scholarly debate over the merits of business planning by examining, longitudinally, the impact of planning during a six-year period, accounting for both pre-emergent nascent activity and post-emergent success factors. We found that neither formal planning nor changes in the business plan increased venture-level performance over the six-year study period.