| Acknowledgements | 第8-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-16页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第16-17页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第17-26页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第18-21页 |
| 1.1.1 United Arab Emirate as the Research Context | 第18-19页 |
| 1.1.2 National Development Strategies in the UAE | 第19-20页 |
| 1.1.3 Strategic Management in the UAE | 第20-21页 |
| 1.2 Statement of the problem | 第21-22页 |
| 1.3 Research Objective and Research Questions | 第22页 |
| 1.3.1 Research Objective | 第22页 |
| 1.3.2 Research Questions | 第22页 |
| 1.4 Research Contribution | 第22-23页 |
| 1.5 Methodology | 第23页 |
| 1.6 Outline of the Thesis | 第23-26页 |
| Chapter 2 Theories and Literature Review | 第26-49页 |
| 2.1 Theories | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2 Literature Review | 第27-49页 |
| 2.2.1 Strategic Planning Importance | 第27-31页 |
| 2.2.2 Strategy Process and Content | 第31-35页 |
| 2.2.3 Strategy Execution and Strategic Control | 第35-40页 |
| 2.2.4 Strategic Performance Management | 第40-43页 |
| 2.2.5 Organizational Performance | 第43-45页 |
| 2.2.6 The Strategic Management Framework – ASPBOK | 第45-49页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第49-56页 |
| 3.1 Mixed Method Methodology | 第49-50页 |
| 3.2 Data Collection | 第50-51页 |
| 3.3 Questionnaire Building Procedures | 第51-56页 |
| 3.3.1 Questionnaire Validation Procedures | 第52页 |
| 3.3.2 Questionnaire Questions Explanation | 第52-56页 |
| Chapter 4 Data Analysis | 第56-76页 |
| 4.1 General Considerations | 第56-57页 |
| 4.2 Research Findings | 第57-68页 |
| 4.2.1 Descriptive Analysis of the Sampled Respondents/Enterprises Basic profile | 第57-61页 |
| 4.2.2 Analytical Results of the Structure of Strategic Planning in the Sampled Enterprises | 第61-64页 |
| 4.2.3 Analytical Results of the Tools/ Methods used by the Sampled Enterprises | 第64-68页 |
| 4.3 Cluster Analysis | 第68-76页 |
| 4.3.1 Methods/Techniques utilized by enterprises | 第69-70页 |
| 4.3.2 The tools and methods foremost for analysis of external market forces including changes and trends in the environment of the enterprise | 第70-71页 |
| 4.3.3 The tools and methods foremost for portfolio analysis and results collection | 第71-72页 |
| 4.3.4 The tools and methods foremost for strategic positioning | 第72-73页 |
| 4.3.5 The tools and methods foremost for strategic planning process, development of strategy, strategic options evaluation. | 第73-74页 |
| 4.3.6 Assess the control process for the execution of the strategy set by your enterprise | 第74-76页 |
| Chapter 5 Discussion of the Main Findings and Suggestions | 第76-80页 |
| 5.1 Discussion of the Main Findings | 第76-78页 |
| 5.2 Suggestions | 第78-80页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion, Limitations and Future Research | 第80-83页 |
| 6.1 Conclusion | 第80-81页 |
| 6.2 Theoretical Contribution of the Study | 第81页 |
| 6.3 Research Limitations | 第81-82页 |
| 6.4 Future Research | 第82-83页 |
| References | 第83-88页 |
| Appendix | 第88-93页 |
| List of Publications | 第93-95页 |
