A Social-Justice Approach to Organizational Evaluation
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Administrative Science Quarterly
- Vol. 23 (2), 272-292
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2392565
Abstract
Contemporary conceptualizations of organizational effectiveness are selectively reviewed. Dominant goal-based models are found deficient in providing evaluative criteria that apply to the organization as a whole, that permit comparison across organizations, and that point to an appropriate direction for organizational change. It is argued that Barnardian participant-satisfaction model, augmented by a principle of social justice, provides a more useful framework for assessing organizational value.Keywords
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