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Formulating goals that will be endorsed by the staff of a psychiatric hospital is a challenging task. In the present study, staff members at a state hospital rated the importance of organizational goals to people working in a facility such as their own. Results showed that different groups of staff members held different opinions. For the hospital studied, the goals staff members supported appeared to be considerably influenced by their different roles in the hospital. Such a divergence of opinion poses distinct problems for administrators, particularly if disagreements occur around issues that are central to the mission of the institution.
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Marcia Carlyn is affiliated with the Office of the Vice President for Health Services, and Bertram Stoffelmayr is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry, Michigan State University. Requests for reprints should be sent to Marcia Carlyn, Ph.D., Health Services and Facilities, A-110 East Fee Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824.
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Carlyn, M., Stoffelmayr, B. Diversity of goals in a state psychiatric hospital. Administration in Mental Health 9, 57–66 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01845812
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