Citation

Keeley M. Adm. Sci. Q. 1978; 23(2): 272-292.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Graduate School of Business and Public Administration, Cornell University)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10307893

Abstract

Contemporary conceptualizations of organizational effectiveness are selectively reviewed. Dominant goal-based models are found deficient in providing evaluative criteria that apply to the organization as a whole, that permit comparison across organizations, and that point to an appropriate direction for organizational change. It is argued that Barnardian participant-satisfaction model, augmented by a principle of social justice, provides a more useful framework for assessing organizational value.

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