mission

(noun)

A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer.

Related Terms

  • stakeholder

Examples of mission in the following topics:

  • The "Civilising Mission"

  • The Mission Statement

    • A mission statement defines the fundamental purpose of an organization or enterprise.
    • A mission statement defines the purpose of a company or organization.
    • Effective mission statements start by articulating the organization's purpose.
    • Mission statements often include the following information:
    • Outline the appropriate content necessary to construct a comprehensive mission statement
  • Defining the Business Mission

    • When defining a mission statement, remember that a mission statement answers the question, "Why do we exist?
    • Always remember that a mission statement answers the question, "Why do we exist?
    • Examples of mission statements that clearly include the three essential components are:
    • Some ways that you can put your mission and vision statement into practice are:
    • Illustrate the premise and purpose of a business mission from a marketing perspective
  • The Overall Strategy

    • The key components of strategic planning include an understanding of the firm's vision, mission, values, and strategies.
    • (Often a "Vision Statement" and a "Mission Statement" may encapsulate the vision and mission. )
    • For example, the charity above might have a mission statement as "providing jobs for the homeless and unemployed. "
    • Organizations sometimes summarize goals and objectives into a mission statement and/or a vision statement.
    • Others begin with a vision and mission and use them to formulate goals and objectives.
  • Features and Requirements List

    • It is often just a logical expansion of the mission statement.
    • For example, the mission statement might say:
    • The features and requirements list would give the details, clarifying the mission statement's scope:
  • Potential external relationship obstacles

    • All nodes within a relationship must fully understand the mission and goals.
    • Having incompatible missions and goals will destroy a relationship and no benefits will be achieved.
    • Therefore, when choosing a supplier or a partner in the networked organization, having similar goals, missions, and similar ways of performing the business processes are vital for the success of the relationship.
  • Societal Role and Nonprofits

    • Non-profit marketing is mission-driven marketing using the organization's core mission as the foundation and marketing communications as the focus.
    • Central to this mission-driven marketing philosophy is adherence to the organization's core values, and using its mission statement as the basis for planning and implementation of marketing strategy.
    • Corporations also use mission-driven marketing to promote the goals of the organization as outlined in its mission statement and to communicate the benefits of achieving those goals to its stakeholders.
    • This is often driven by the mission to improve one or many aspects of society.
  • The United Nations

    • It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions.
    • Its first mission was in the Middle East to observe and maintain the ceasefire during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
    • In the Mission of the Representative of the Secretary-General in the Dominican Republic (DOMREP), 1965–1966, the UN authorized an observer mission in a country where ideological factions were facing off.
    • The mission was approved mainly because the Americans presented it as fait accompli and because the UN mission was not a full peacekeeping force.
    • In a new spirit of cooperation, the Security Council established larger and more complex UN peacekeeping missions.
  • The Mission of Human Resource Management

    • Human resource management's mission is to coordinate people within an organization to achieve the organization's goals.
    • On an individual level, HR's mission is to manage the employee experience during the employment life cycle.
    • Demonstrate the mission of human resource management, in both the broader organizational perspective and the narrower individual one
  • The Importance of Strategy

    • Strategic management is critical to organizational development as it aligns the mission and vision with operations.
    • Strategy is inherently linked to a company's mission statement and vision; these elements constitute the core concepts that allow a company to execute its goals.
    • This is particularly true in public companies, where profitability and maximizing shareholder value are the company's central mission.
    • The initial task in strategic management is to compile and disseminate the organization's vision and mission statement.
    • It involves specifying the organization's mission, vision, and objectives; developing policies and plans to achieve these objectives; and then allocating resources to implement the policies and plans.
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