Glossary:Mission
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Objectives are a formulation of a desired situation describing the desired results or effects as defined in the mission of the organisation. They can be:
Global objectives for the mid and longterm indicate the desired overall direction of the organisation. It describes the final results or effects (outcomes) it wants to pursue.
These are a concrete formulation of the strategic objectives, e.g. at unit level. An operational objective can be immediately transformed into a set of activities and tasks.
The mission explains the core purpose of the organisation, what the organisation should achieve for its stakeholders and why the organisation exists. The mission of a public sector organisation results from a public policy and/or statutory mandates. The final goals an organisation sets out to achieve in the context of its mission are formulated in its vision. A mission statement is a written declaration which remains unchanged over a longer time and defines:
