• DocumentCode
    1495738
  • Title

    A recipe for mission and vision statements

  • Author

    Tarnow, Eugen

  • Author_Institution
    Avalon Bus. Syst. Inc., Riverdale, NY, USA
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    6/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    138
  • Lastpage
    141
  • Abstract
    I suggest that, if correctly worded, a company´s mission or vision statement serves the same function as a team jersey. Both can serve to unify the group around a task. The task defines the group in contrast to the actions of competitors. At least two fields deal with the theory of T-shirts and vision statements: language theory and social psychology. I explicitly define Unifying Action Declarations and show how existing mission and vision statements can be made into UADs
  • Keywords
    business communication; professional communication; Unifying Action Declarations; company mission statements; company vision statements; language theory; social psychology; Business communication; Communication system control; Companies; Energy management; Knowledge management; Mission and Vision; Power system management; Professional communication; Programming; Psychology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/47.925518
  • Filename
    925518