One of the greatest problems for managers during the last century was the diversification between individual and organizational Goals Management scholars was always looking for a solution for this conflict. Although these goals sometime are convergent but in many cases this problem results in low degree in performance of the organization. This article is trying to present a molel for unificatio...

Transactive Goal Dynamics (TGD) Theory is a multi-level, Q4 relational theory of goal pursuit that can be used to understand behavior within organizational teams. The theory describes the nature of goal-related interdependence (called transactive density) within dyads and groups, and predicts when transactive density will have positive versus negative consequences for goal-related outcomes. TGD...

ACADEMIC ABSTRACT In seeking to exploit environmental resources and opportunities, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can either set multiple goals or narrow their focus on a few. We investigate the moderating effects of goal setting (including the number of goals and the prioritization of these goals) on the relationship between industrial munificence and the satisfaction of goal attain...

In spite of numerous observations that government organizations have high levels of organizational goal ambiguity that exert major influences on their other characteristics, few researchers have measured goal ambiguity and tested these frequent assertions. In previous research, we developed measures of four dimensions of goal ambiguity: mission comprehension ambiguity, directive goal ambiguity,...

A Multi-Agent System (MAS) is an organization of coordinated autonomous agents that interact in order to achieve particular, possible common goals. Considering real world organizations as an analogy, this paper proposes architectural styles for MAS which adopt concepts from organization theory and strategic alliances literature. The styles are modeled using the i* framework which offers the not...

Reusing experience in the form of processes, products, and other forms of knowledge is essential for improvement, in other words: reuse of knowledge is the basis for improvement [4]. Approaches to systematically support reuse are the Quality Improvement Paradigm and the Experience Factory. This paper describes experiences with the application of these approaches to the project CoDEx, which was ...

OBJECTIVE Many studies have investigated the effect of redesign on operational performance; fewer studies have evaluated the effects on employees' perceptions of their working environment (organizational climate). Some authors state that redesign will lead to poorer organizational climate, while others state the opposite. The goal of this study was to empirically investigate this relation. DE...