Carolina QuotesOfficial goals are the general purposes of the organization as put forth in the charter, annual reports, public statements... Official goals are purposely vague and general and do not indicate two major factors which influence organizational behavior: the host of decisions that must be made among alternative ways of achieving official goals, and the priority of multiple goals and the many unofficial goals pursued by groups within the organization.
Charles Perrow Connected to the Carolinas
Source
p. 855
- work
- "The analysis of goals in complex organizations", 1961
- year
- 1961
- locator
- p. 855
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“Official goals are the general purposes of the organization …” Charles Perrow. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-F8E85680C7. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/f8e85680c7
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