ABSTRACT
Nowadays, a frequently made assertion is that implementation of strategy is harder than strategy formulation. This assertion was supported by evidence from a survey of 11 national libraries, including those in Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Singapore, and the United States (Chalmers 1997). The most serious implementation problems appeared to be setting budget priorities in line with strategic priorities, and making changes in the competencies of staff and managers if required for the implementation of a strategy. So, two critical sets of resources (financial and human) were not easily aligned with strategy. Summing up the significance of the survey, the analytical aspects of strategy are easier than strategic implementation.
