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goal ambiguity: a standalone construct

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Public administration

the extent to which an organizational goal allows leeway in interpretation, with dimensions such as mission, directive, evaluative and priority ambiguity.

In public administration, goal ambiguity refers to the extent to which an organizational goal allows leeway in interpretation, with dimensions such as mission, directive, evaluative and priority ambiguity. This meaning comes from Chun (2005) in Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory.[1]

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ambiguity5 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs directive goal ambiguity1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct evaluative goal ambiguity1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Chun, Y. H. (2005). Goal Ambiguity and Organizational Performance in U.S. Federal Agencies. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 15(4), 529-557. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/mui030

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