Ola Mattisson

Managing with a vision

Att styra och leda med en vision

Summary, in English

This chapter focuses on the role and importance of visions in the management of public-sector organizations. The management literature generally defines this rationale as the “mission” of the organization. Mission statements that define an organization are widely believed to be antecedents to the strategic development process. The literature provides a multiplicity of definitions and characteristics of mission statements. The most extensive literature on mission statements is based on the compilation logic, which focuses on a “checklist of items”. The alternative approach is a framework logic, which emphasizes the necessity and coherence of the items that constitute a model or a framework. The distinction between inwards and outwards attention is particularly relevant in public organizations or public-sector services. Regional or local governments usually have a set of obligations and duties to fulfil. A vision can help people to bring their energy and emotion into play at the workplace, sometimes at levels resembling their behaviour during their leisure time.

• Author: Ola Mattisson
• Editor: Irvine Lapsley; Ola Mattisson
• Department/s: Strategy
• Publishing year: 2021-11-24
• Language: English
• Pages: 15-30
• Publication/Series: Managing Public Services : Making Informed Choices
• Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003154389-4
• Document type: Book chapter
• Publisher: Routledge
• Topic: Business Administration
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISBN: 978-0-367-72325-5