Content Of Mission Statements Research Articles

Mission statements in Slovene enterprises

PurposeThe paper sets out to observe the absorption of strategic management practice in a leading Central and East European (CEE) economy, and to provide insight into institutional differences influencing the content of mission statements.Design/methodology/approachThe content of mission statements from large Slovene enterprises is compared with research on US mission statements.FindingsMission statements in Slovene firms tend to emphasize customers, shareholders, and strategic suppliers significantly less often than do US firms. Corporate reputation, customer‐market scope and quality are also mentioned significantly less often in Slovene statements. Although some gaps between the theoretical ideal and corporate practice may exist in both settings, many differences may be explained by macroeconomic volatility, industry structure, and institutional environments.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough the Slovene sample size is smaller than comparable US studies, it is an equivalent sample of the two nations' largest firms. The time difference between the Slovene and US samples is not a critical issue in this study since it mimics the time delay between the behaviour of the US firms and the subsequent behaviour of Slovene firms in writing mission statements.Practical implicationsThe conclusions can help managers in US multinational firms to better understand some implicit differences in understanding organisations and their relationships with the business and social environment when they do business with firms from CEE.Originality/valueThe paper presents what are differences between Slovene and American companies regarding mission statements content and stakeholders involved and it gives some possible explanations for them based on cultural and historical differences.

An Analysis of the Ethical and Linguistic Content of Hospital Mission Statements

An analysis of the ethical and functional linguistic content of Canadian hospital mission statements was conducted. The ethical content analysis identified deontology as the dominant ethical orientation. The functional linguistic analysis revealed a trend toward the depersonalization and objectification of action. Implications for formulating effective mission statements were discussed.

A Study of Thematic Content in Hospital Mission Statements

We examined the content of Canadian hospital mission statements using thematic content analysis. The mission statements that we studied varied in terms of both content and length. Although there was some content related to goals designed to ensure organizational visibility, survival, and competitiveness, the domain of values predominated over our entire coding structure. The primary value-related theme that emerged concerned the importance of patient care.

Choosing Constraints as a Third Solution to Agency*

ABSTRACT The standard solutions to agency, incentive contracting and monitoring, are degraded by the frequency and the duration of the decisions affected. Decisions of low frequency and long duration are not effectively controlled by either monitoring or incentive contracting. For decisions of low frequency and long duration, constraining the firm's choices significantly reduces agency. Applying the theory, guidelines for choosing constraints are suggested, and propositions advanced. As one application, the mission statement is considered as a vehicle for embedding constraints. The theory is also investigated by examining existing recommendations for both the content and process of mission statements.

Should We Be Concerned About the Content of Mission Statements for Christian Hospitals?

Should We Be Concerned About the Content of Mission Statements for Christian Hospitals?

Should we be concerned about the content of mission statements for Christian hospitals?

Should we be concerned about the content of mission statements for Christian hospitals?

Mission statement content and hospital performance in the Canadian not-for-profit health care sector.

This article presents the findings from an exploratory research study that assessed the content and impact of mission statements in 103 Canadian not-for-profit health care organizations. The study especially sought to determine if a relationship existed between selected mission statement components and various hospital performance indicators.

Mission Statement Content and Hospital Performance in the Canadian Not-for-Profit Health Care Sector

This article presents findings from an exploratory research study that assessed the content and impact of mission statements in 103 Canadian not-for-profit health care organizations. The study especially sought to determine if a relationship existed between selected mission statement components and various hospital perfomnce indicators.

A comparison of mission statements and their rationales in innovative and non-innovative firms

This article presents findings from research which examined and analysed the content of mission statements from 72 North American corporations. Specifically, 25 mission statement components were analysed to determine if there were any differences between innovative and non-innovative organisations. In addition, the rationales behind the creation of the mission statements in both types of firms were also examined and compared. The findings suggest that there are some mission components and rationales, which seem to vary significantly between innovative and non-innovative companies and it is these to which managers should pay especially close attention.

Business school mission statements—the bland leading the bland?

This article reports the results of a research project examining the development, content and use of mission statements in UK business schools. It examines how business schools resolve the difficulties which apparently exist when a for-profit management tool is employed in an institution of higher education. The findings of this study indicate that the mission statements of UK business schools are largely related to their planning processes and are perceived as being primarily a device to articulate the purpose of the school to its stakeholders.

Industrial firms and the power of mission

This article presents findings from some research which examined and analyzed the content of industrial firm mission statements. In particular, the specific components of industrial firm mission statements were analyzed to determine if there were any which “made a difference” in terms of firm performance. The findings suggest that some mission components seem to matter more than others and it is these to which managers of industrial firms should pay especially close attention.

High tech firms: Does mission matter?

What role does a mission statement play in the context of high tech organizations? And what is the nature of the relationship between a high tech company's formal mission statement and performance? Traditionally, the mission statement has been regarded as the essential starting point in designing an effective and successful strategy for virtually any firm. However, the role and impact of mission statements within high tech firms has not received any significant empirical consideration in the literature of the past twenty years. This is somewhat surprising since the importance of high tech firms to an economy's future growth is well accepted. Moreover, it is almost impossible to pick up a standard text on strategic planning without some mention of the virtues and importance of having a well developed mission statement. At the same time, there is much literature and research which confirms the existence of unique and special organizational arrangements for high tech (as opposed to low tech) companies. Thus, if mission is important to firm success, one would also expect to find significant differences in the content and characteristics of mission statements between high tech and other corporate situations. The current study reports the results of a survey on the use and performance impact of mission statements among a group of high-tech and low-tech companies. The research confirms that there are important and major differences in the content of the mission statements between these two groups. However, for high tech firms, differences in mission statements do not necessarily translate into variations in financial performance. The research also demonstrates that significant differences exist between high and low tech companies in terms of the factors “driving” the mission statements. These drivers, in turn, sometimes bear somewhat significantly on firm performance but, more critically, impact the behavior of organizational members. The research, therefore, confirms an emerging notion that mission statements primarily influence the behavior of firm members and it is the organizational members' behaviors which, in turn, impact financial performance.

“Our five year mission— to boldly go where no man has been before… .”

The paper presents research conducted in New Zealand on the content, creation, use and impact of mission statements. Following a review of the literature the paper goes on to report an empirical study comparing the reality of mission statements with the theory. The paper concludes that practice rarely coincides with theory and that there are a wide variety of types of mission statement in current use. Recommendations are made for creating more actionable mission statements.