BBA 3602: Best Practices Tied To Management

        Article Critique: Best Practices Tied To Management BBA 3602 Name Institution Date   In the article “The effect of the tasks middle managers perform on organizational performance” Johansen & Hawes (2016) sought to determine how middle managers in public management influence organizational performance depending on whether they set clear goals or not. The article is aimed at fellow academics and managers as the authors sought to provide insights into how middle managers affected the strategic management process. Middle managers are trained to perform the traditional management roles of planning. The arguments in the paper support the authors’ main point since the involvement of the middle managers in strategic decision making was associated with better organizational performance because of increasing goal understanding.  With clear goals, there is motivation to perform effectively, it is more likely the managers will maintain and change practices to improve organizational performance.  In the article, setting clear goals ...