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Managing Goal Commitment in Public Organizations: The Effects of Goal Conflict

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  • Camilla Denager Staniok

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Public personnel policies increasingly adapt performance management systems that focus on goal attainment, and this makes goal commitment a critical issue in contemporary public administration research. Few studies have however empirically investigated the relationship between goal conflicts and goal commitment. This study examines the interplay between public managers’ goal prioritization, goal conflict and employees’ goal commitment. Multilevel data from 73 principals and 1464 teachers in secondary education show that goal conflict has a negative effect on the relationship between goal prioritization and goal commitment. The study thus adds to our knowledge about the conditions for influencing public employees’ goal commitment.

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  • Camilla Denager Staniok, 2016. "Managing Goal Commitment in Public Organizations: The Effects of Goal Conflict," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(5), pages 370-381, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:39:y:2016:i:5:p:370-381
    DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2015.1015557
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