Attributes of Educational Organisation Purposes
Attention is given to the use of different approaches for setting organisational goals in education. A review of methods used in objectives definition is presented. The authors rely primarily on foreign publications on the subject. It is stressed that the choice of purposes should be based on the recognition by the staff of the values of the organisation. The novelty of the research is to present the object-oriented approach to the formulation of the organisation purposes by introducing the concept of attribute. The importance of the correct choice of the attributes of the purposes is determined by the need to take into account the values of the organisation as a whole as fully as possible and values of each of the parties concerned. In this case, the employees are more willing to commit themselves to the development of the organisation and its purposes. It is proved that the attributes should be measurable, operational, achievable and well accessible for understanding. These properties allow to correct the purposes. The correct choice of attributes of the purposes is of great importance to improve communication in the organisation, as clear and understandable attributes of common organisational purposes improve the mutual understanding in the organisation, and as a result, consolidate the values. The relevance of this article is due to unresolved issues of increasing the effectiveness of management decisions drafted and adopted in organisations.