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eas + Understanding the concept of goal, its meaning and definition. + Organisational goals. © Nature and importance of organisational goals. + Goal changes. + Organisational goals and individual goals. + Conflict between organisational goals and individual goals. © Goal Congurence. + Factors affecting goal congurence. INTRODUCTION Each orga achieve. Infact, @n organisation comes into existence for the accomplishment of these goals and objectives) The term organisation has been defined in different ways by different theorists, however, one thing which is common in all view points is that an organisation is viewed as an establishment formed for attaining specific goals. As has been put in the words of Parsons, “Organisation is a social unit which is deliberately constructed and reconstructed to seek specific goals. ation or a group of individuals have certain goals and objectives which they want to MEANING AND DEFINITION Goals have been defined by organisation theorists like V-H. Vroom in 1960 and A. Etzioni in 1964 as “desired future state of affairs”. Generally speaking, goals are ves, aims or purposes which are tp be achieved by an Organisation over varying periods of time. @bals are the result of planning which is related to futurdas described by Vroom and Etzioni. Glanning is required both for choosing the goals and attaining the goal The words aim, goal, mission, objective or purpose are used imterchangeably in general practice Bertram M. Gross has tried to draw a line of distinction in the use of these terms According to him Mission is a general term which denotes the fundamental reason for the organisation's existence. It incorporates idealism relating to objectives within its Trame, The Wealism whe forms par of the mission Presents a very difficult or an impossible ain, For example, the labour unions have the mission of organising the unorganised or a political pay the mission of providing the government free from all types of exploitation Meat

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