Approaches to the Evaluation of Organizational Effectiveness

Authors
Cunningham, J. Barton
Citation
Cunningham, J. Barton, Approaches to the Evaluation of Organizational Effectiveness, Academy of Management review , 2(3), 1977, pp. 463-474
Journal title
Academy of Management review → ACNP
ISSN journal
03637425
Volume
2
Issue
3
Year of publication
1977
Pages
463 - 474
Database
ACNP
SICI code
Abstract
Seven alternative strategies are presented for assessing organizational effectiveness in different situations: rational goal, systems resource, managerial process, organizational development, bargaining, structural functional, and functional. Each has advantages in the evaluation of specific organizational problems.