Affiliations: Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences,
Section for Social Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Ann-Sophie Hansson, PhD, MSSc,
Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Section for Social Medicine,
Uppsala University, Uppsala Science Park, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden. Tel.: +46
708 539790; Fax: +46 18 511657; E-mail: ann-sophie.hansson@pubcare.uu.se
Abstract: Lack of goal clarity is known to have negative effects on
organizational as well as individual wellbeing. This study assesses effects of
goal clarity on organizational wellbeing in the Church of Sweden. Data was
based on questionnaires from a random sample of 501 parishes and 1002
individuals from the upper parish management. The response rate was 62%. The
results showed significantly more positive experiences of effects of goal
clarity on organizational wellbeing for those having former experience with of
this type of work and among those representing larger parishes. Older employees
reported a higher degree of engagement in the work while younger employees
expressed a higher degree of influence. The results suggest that work with goal
clarity has a positive impact on organizational wellbeing, which in turn is
expected to have positive effects on employee wellbeing. Further research is
required to examine the relationships between goal clarity work and
organizational as well as individual wellbeing.
Keywords: Goal clarity work, organizational wellbeing, the Church
