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Organizational Goals: Antecedents, Formation Processes and Implications for Firm Behavior and Performance
Author(s) -
Kotlar Josip,
Massis Alfredo,
Wright Mike,
Frattini Federico
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of management reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.475
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-2370
pISSN - 1460-8545
DOI - 10.1111/ijmr.12170
Subject(s) - premise , organizational commitment , set (abstract data type) , variety (cybernetics) , context (archaeology) , empirical examination , organizational studies , organizational performance , knowledge management , organizational behavior and human resources , organizational effectiveness , organizational behavior , organization development , organizational learning , business , psychology , empirical evidence , empirical research , marketing , social psychology , computer science , epistemology , paleontology , philosophy , artificial intelligence , actuarial science , biology , programming language
The existence of definite organizational goals is a longstanding and central premise in organization and management research, yet a re‐examination of this body of knowledge is timely and long overdue. Many important aspects of organizational goals have received very fragmented attention, and there has been little prior attempt to synthesize and compare the effects of these different goals on firm behavior and performance. The authors present a review of existing theoretical and empirical evidence on organizational goals, and develop an analytical framework emphasizing the variety of organizational goals, their attributes, antecedents and outcomes, the role of context and feedback loops. Drawing on this framework, the authors set out an agenda for further research aimed at advancing current understanding of organizational goals and implications for firm behavior and performance.