Impact of goal clarity on perceived benefits of performance measurement

Abstract

This study investigates the role of goal clarity of public sector organizations on the perceived benefits
of performance measurement. Basically middle managers (17 - 21 grades) of 12 public sector
organizations involved in plan implementation and decision making executors were selected. For this
study, goal clarity was termed as independent variable and perceived benefits of efficiency and
effectiveness as dependent variables. The results show that goal clarity had positive relationship with
perceived benefit of efficiency and effectiveness.