Mission statement: a systematic review of the literature
Publication date
2018-06ISBN
978-84-947996-1-7
Abstract
Purpose: A mission statement is a widely used strategic tool that emphasises
an organisation’s uniqueness and identity. This article summarises and offers
a critical overview of the literature on mission statements, since its inception
in the early 1980s until today.
Methodology: Following a systematic literature review, 53 academic papers
published in top leading journals in the field that focused on the role of the
mission statement in organisations are presented and discussed.
Findings: Works dealing with mission statements can be classified into four
main areas: (1) mission statement development, (2) mission statement
components, (3) mission impact on employees, and (4) mission impact on
performance. The synthesis of this literature shows that mission statements
are widely used in practice but poorly researched in theory. Most articles in
the area adopt a managerial phenomenon-based strand, lacking a deep
theoretical foundation.
Contribution: This paper contributes to the existing literature in two main
ways. First, it provides a comprehensive and critical review of scholarly
research on mission statements. Second, it puts forward directions for future
research on this area.
Document Type
Conference / Class
Document version
Accepted version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
33 - Economics. Economic science
334 - Forms of organization and cooperation in the economy
Keywords
Bibliografia
Bibliography
Bibliografía
Bibliometria
Bibliometrics
Bibliometría
Empreses--Planificació
Planificación de empresas
Business planning
Pages
17
Publisher
OmniaScience Publisher
Is part of
3rd Research Workshop: Missions, leadership and sustainability (UIC 2018 - Barcelona)
Citation
Alegre, Inés; Berbegal-Mirabent, Jasmina; Guerrero, Adrián; Mas-Machuca, Marta. «Mission statement: a systematic review of the literature». Proceedings of the III Research Workshop: Missions, leadership and sustainability. UIC, Barcelona: OmniaScience, 2018, p. 11-27. ISBN: 978-84-947996-1-7
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