Discussion Responses:
1. A mission statement is a short summary of the organizations purpose. According to Alegre et al. (2018), It was in the early 1980s that academics, managers, and consultants recognized the need for explicitly formulating a mission statement in organizations. It gives the general focus as to what the organization will do for the customer and it also let’s the employees have a better understanding as to what the organizations objectives are. It’s a clear guideline as to how the organization should operate. Everything the company does should be based towards the mission statement. Any great mission statement should include what the organization does, how they will do it, the audience they aim to please, and the positive results the organization will bring. For example; My husband and I are in the process of opening an organization that will cater to individuals with mental and physical disabilities. Our mission statement is “The Golding Touch aims to be a prestige environment for individuals with disabilities by providing daily support with mental, physical, and emotional care. The Golding Touch will use the vision of all members to help achieve their goals of life in a world that seems unreachable”. I believe a mission statement can make or break an organization. According to Berbegal-Mirabent et al. (2019), Mission statements are a strategic tool that can provide a company with a purpose of being, a “being” that communicates the core of the business to internal and external stakeholders. If the mission statement is not appealing to the consumer than nine times out of ten; your organization may get overlooked for another organization. Overall, a mission statement is the meat and potatoes of an organization.
Reference
Alegre, I., Berbegal-Mirabent, J., Guerrero, A., & Mas-Machuca, M. (2018). The real mission of the mission statement: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of Management & Organization, 24(4), 456-473. https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2017.82
Berbegal-Mirabent, J., Mas-Machuca, M., & Guix, P. (2019). Impact of mission statement components on social enterprises’ performance. Review of Managerial Science, 15, 705-724. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-019-00355-2
2-A mission statement is an integral part of the culture of any organization. It sets the tone and informs the future of the agency and serves to motivate and inspire employees. According to Mark Fenner, a mission statement should be bold and answer the question of your organization does and why you do it. A mission statement is the “why” and it provides purpose. The mission statement should inspire and motivate the members of the organization (Fenner, M., 2017). Fenner goes on to tell us that the mission statement is a worthless document if the head of the organization and his/her officers do not believe in it (Fenner, M., 2017). Fenner gives the example of Steven Jobs and Apple’s mission statement, which is simply, “to change the world”.
Miles Free, puts it simply when he tells us a mission statement is based in the present tense and does not look forward. The purpose of the mission statement is to give answers to the questions, “why does this organization exist” and “what is it that we do” (Free, M., 2014).
The mission statement itself is organic. It is creative and insightful. There are no real rules for what needs to be said in a mission statement, but it must inspire, and it must motivate the members of the organization. The mission statement tells the world what your organization is about and why you are in business. The mission statement is the cornerstone of your organization. It is the message you want the world to know about your business and it’s people.
Reference:
Fenner, M. (2017, October). Mission, Vision, Values: The essential foundation. Leadership Excellence, 34(10), 31. https://web-b-ebscohost-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/ehost/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=87e3a9cd-2b1a-4765-aad5-edd7afe2031c%40sessionmgr101&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#AN=126842088&db=bth
Free, M. (2014, November). Vision, Mission, Purpose? Production Machining, 14(11), 17-19. https://web-a-ebscohost-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/ehost/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=7ba3374b-f6e9-4738-b884-9f0dcda16bef%40sdc-v-sessmgr02&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=bth&AN=99396364
3- The mission statement of an organization is the “why”. It is inspirational and motivational. With the mission statement comes a vision statement and a values statement. These are three distinct things. They are different.
According to Mark Fenner, a vision statement explains what your organization is striving to become and set forth its goals. A vision statement is emotional, and a good vision statement taps into the emotional center of it’s member, stakeholders and patrons. If done correctly, a vision statement creates an organizational identity (Fenner, M., 2017).
According to More, Vito and Walsh, the vision statement identifies the organizations relationship to the community. A vision statement must reference the future and it incorporates hopes and desires of the organization in its service to the people (More, Vito & Walsh, 2012).
So, the mission statement is motivational and inspirational, and is present based, while the vision statement is emotional and forward looking. What about the values statement? According to Fenner, an organization’s values statement is the foundation of an organization’s culture. An organization’s culture is what drives it to excellence or dooms it to failure. No matter how good your mission or vision statements are, no matter how good your organizational strategy is, without the right culture to fulfill your mission, the organization will fail. That’s where the values statement come in (Fenner, M., 2012).
According to More, Vito and Walsh, the value statement sets forth the core beliefs of the organization and are viewed as doctrine. While the mission and vision statements can be amended and changed, the values of the organization never change. The values statement addresses things related to decision-related behavior and also addresses weaknesses. If a value statement is expertly crafted it can create a positive work environment and influence the greatness of an organization’s culture.
Reference:
Fenner, M. (2017, October). Mission, Vision, Values: The essential foundation. Leadership Excellence, 34(10), 31. https://web-b-ebscohost-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/ehost/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=87e3a9cd-2b1a-4765-aad5-edd7afe2031c%40sessionmgr101&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#AN=126842088&db=bth
More, H. W., Vito, G. F., & Walsh, W. F. (2012). Organizational Behavior and Management in Law Enforcement (Third ed., pp. 392-393). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. Retrieved from https://bibliu.com/app/#/view/books/9780132725996/pdf2htmlex/index.html
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