A Study of Goal Congruence within and Among Public Leisure Service Organizations

• Main Author: O'Brien, Kevin Joseph
• Other Authors: Edginton, Christopher R.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: North Texas State University 1979
• Subjects: goal congruence; public leisure service organizations; leisure service field; duty levels in leisure services; leisure management; Recreation > Management.; Recreation > Texas > Management.; Parks > Texas > Management.; Recreation agencies > Texas.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503935/

The purpose of this study is to determine whether goal congruence exists among administrative, supervisory and direct service personnel within public leisure service organizations and among public leisure service organizations of different sizes,. The source of data for the study was a Goal Study Questionnaire distributed to 344 employees of selected leisure service organizations. The results indicated that goal congruence was not established either among duty levels within public leisure service organizations or among public leisure service organizations of different sizes.