ABSTRACT
A usual definition of goals in formal organizations is that they are concepts or definitions of something one wants to achieve or to realize in the future. Organizations are collectively oriented towards achieving goals, and this is especially true for public organizations.Goal achievement requires specialized as well as coordinated activities. Goals are meant to influence how formal organizations are structured or organized and thus provide guidelines for their activities. In reality goals will, to varying degrees and with varying clarity, be tied to specific ways of organizing a formal structure.Goals will also to some extent influence decision-making behaviour and social interaction in organizations.Goals can be important for leaders in choosing between alternatives and in evaluating what their organizations have achieved. Goals
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Unclear goals can but they can also make it difficult to assign responsibility in a public administration system. Goals will often be linked to an instrumental perspectives – as something purposely rational – but they may also have cultural and symbolic aspects.
