Bart Christopher K, Hupfer Maureen
Michael G. DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
J Health Organ Manag. 2004;18(2-3):92-110. doi: 10.1108/14777260410538889.
One of the most popular management tools in the world, the mission statement also is subject to widespread criticism. In order to improve our understanding of the mission statement's strategic value and to provide actionable recommendations for healthcare organizations, the paper adopted a social constructionist perspective in a mission statement study conducted among Canadian hospital executives. The paper found seven factors underlying 23 possible mission statement content items. Four of these (grand inspiration, benefactors, competitive orientation and business definition) corresponded to the dimensions of dominant managerial logic proposed by von Krogh and Grand, and were positively related to various behavioral, financial performance and mission achievement measures. The findings indicate that not all mission statement components are created equal and that the recommendations of major strategy texts may require reconsideration where this particular institutional context is concerned.
使命宣言是世界上最流行的管理工具之一，但也受到广泛批评。为了增进我们对使命宣言战略价值的理解，并为医疗保健组织提供可行的建议，本文在对加拿大医院高管进行的使命宣言研究中采用了社会建构主义视角。本文发现了23个可能的使命宣言内容项目背后的七个因素。其中四个因素（宏大愿景、受益者、竞争导向和业务定义）与冯·克罗格和格兰德提出的主导管理逻辑维度相对应，并与各种行为、财务绩效和使命达成指标呈正相关。研究结果表明，并非所有使命宣言的组成部分都是平等的，在涉及这一特定机构背景时，主要战略文本的建议可能需要重新考虑。
