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.

Key word: Executors, implementation, public sector organizations, efficiency and effectiveness, dependent variables, goal clarity.