An Ineffective Effectiveness Study and Some Suggestions for Future Research
Abstract
Following Contingency Theory on a Goal based Model of Effectiveness, an Analysis of the Effectiveness of 73 Human Service Organizations Was Attempted. the Initial Measure of Effectiveness Was Self‐reports from Organizational Members. When These Measures Were Compared with Additional Indicators of Effectiveness on the Same Goals, Dissimilar Results Were Found. This Suggested that It Was Fruitless to Try to Establish Single Measures of Organizational Effectiveness, Because There Are Contradictions among the Goals of the Organizations and among the Internal and External Parties Concerned with the Organizations. a Contradiction Model of Effectiveness is Proposed Which Incorporates Elements of the System Resource and Goal Models. Copyright © 1980, Wiley Blackwell. All Rights Reserved
Recommended Citation
Hall, R. H., & Clark, J. P. (1980). An Ineffective Effectiveness Study and Some Suggestions for Future Research. Sociological Quarterly, 21(1), pp. 119-134. Taylor and Francis Group; Routledge.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1533-8525.1980.tb02203.x
Department(s)
Business and Information Technology
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1533-8525; 0038-0253
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
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Publication Date
01 Jan 1980
