Goal ambiguity explained
In business administration goal setting, goal ambiguity refers to the extent that organizational goals permit interpretative leeway.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Higher education in the United States has been criticized as suffering from goal ambiguity.[6]
Notes and References
- Botti . Antonio . Monda . Antonella . Goal Ambiguity in Public Organizations: A Systematic Literature Review . International Journal of Business and Management . 15 June 2019 . 14 . 7 . 137 . 10.5539/IJBM.V14N7P137.
- Web site: Ritchie . Victoria F. . "UNDERSTANDING THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GOAL AMBIGUITY, LATERAL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICAITON, AND JOB SATISFACTION" . Research Papers . Southern Illinois University Carbondale . 11 May 2024 . Paper 541 . 2014.
- Davis . Randall S. . Goal-Setting Theory of Organizations . Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance . 2022 . 5626–5630 . 10.1007/978-3-030-66252-3_160.
- Book: Open Government: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications . 6 September 2019 . IGI Global . 978-1-5225-9861-9 . 275-276 . en.
- Book: Durant . Robert F. . The Oxford Handbook of American Bureaucracy . 2 August 2012 . OUP Oxford . 978-0-19-162832-0 . 238-240 . 11 May 2024 . en. Defining Goal Ambiguity.
- News: Thompson . Derek . No One Knows What Universities Are For . 11 May 2024 . The Atlantic . 8 May 2024 . en.