Revisiting the link between mission statements and organizational performance in the non-profit sector: The mediating effect of organizational commitment

Isabel Maria Macedo, José Carlos Pinho and Anabela Martins Silva

European Management Journal, 2016, vol. 34, issue 1, 36-46

Abstract: Although mission statements are widely adopted as an important strategic tool, their effective influence on organizational performance are not firmly established due to a lack of consistent results in relevant literature. To shed light on this relationship, the present study proposes a model to examine the mediating role of organizational commitment in explaining and clarifying the mission-performance link. Another merit of this paper is to consider mission as a formative construct.

Keywords: Mission statements; Organizational performance; Mediating effect; Organizational commitment; Non-profit sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2015.10.003

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