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Sebastian Desmidt
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2024
Be prepared! Local politicians’ proclivity for local government adaptive capacity building in response to COVID-19 : the role of risk perceptions
Sebastian Desmidt
Kenn Meyfroodt
A1
Journal Article
in
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
2024
Does governing board involvement impact strategy implementation effectiveness? The role of information sharing in the politics-administration interface
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
A1
Journal Article
in
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
2024
Unlocking politicians’ potential : what fosters purposeful use of performance information in support of voice?
Sebastian Desmidt
Kenn Meyfroodt
A1
Journal Article
in
LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDIES
2024
2023
Does the use of imagery language improve the effectiveness of mission communication? An experimental study in the context of job advertisements
Shaldeen Somers
Sebastian Desmidt
U
Conference
2023
Doet de authenticiteit van duurzaamheidsinitiatieven ertoe? Een perceptieonderzoek bij departementshoofden van Vlaamse lokale besturen
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
Saskia Crucke
A2
Journal Article
in
VLAAMS TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR OVERHEIDSMANAGEMENT
2023
How do US universities want to be perceived? Factors affecting the (inter)national identity claims in mission statements
Bayan Khalifa
Sebastian Desmidt
Jeroen Huisman
A1
Journal Article
in
STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
2023
It takes two to tango : the role of collective strategic information processing in the politics-administration relationship
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
C1
Conference
2023
The critical role of mission valence: The impact of public service motivation and psychological empowerment on organizational identification
Shaldeen Somers
Sebastian Desmidt
Kenn Meyfroodt
Jurgen Willems
U
Conference
2023
2022
Does performance-based accountability impact how non-profit directors perceive organizational performance? Insights from rational planning
Ben Suykens
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
Bram Verschuere
A1
Journal Article
in
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
2022
How does organizational sustainability foster public service motivation and job satisfaction? The mediating role of organizational support and societal impact potential
Saskia Crucke
Tom Kluijtmans
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
A1
Journal Article
in
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
2022
Leidt publieke verantwoording tot ‘betere’ non-profitprestaties?
Ben Suykens
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
Bram Verschuere
A2
Journal Article
in
VLAAMS TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR OVERHEIDSMANAGEMENT
2022
2021
Can rational planning stimulate cooperative behaviour? How perceived self-efficacy mediates the relationship between strategic plan use, performance information use and strategic voice by local councillors
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
A1
Journal Article
in
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
2021
De budgettaire impact van het Beleidsplan Ruimte Vlaanderen (BRV) op de gemeentelijke financiën, bestuurswetenschappelijk bekeken
Benjamin Descamps
Sebastian Desmidt
A4
Journal Article
in
STORM (BRUGGE)
2021
How does political board role behavior impact strategy implementation effectiveness in local authorities? The role of cooperative dynamics between political boards and senior management
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
C1
Conference
2021
How does public disclosure of performance information affect politicians’ attitudes towards effort allocation? Evidence from a survey experiment
Sebastian Desmidt
Kenn Meyfroodt
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND THEORY
2021
Is managementaandacht voor duurzaamheid belangrijk voor de jobtevredenheid in publieke organisaties? Een onderzoek binnen Vlaamse lokale besturen
Tom Kluijtmans
Kenn Meyfroodt
Saskia Crucke
Sebastian Desmidt
A2
Journal Article
in
VLAAMS TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR OVERHEIDSMANAGEMENT
2021
What motivates politicians to use strategic plans as a decision-making tool? Insights from the theory of planned behaviour
Sebastian Desmidt
Kenn Meyfroodt
A1
Journal Article
in
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
2021
2020
Eén coalitie, één strategische visie? De relatie tussen politieke groepskarakteristieken, gepercipieerde kwaliteit van het strategisch plan en strategische consensus in Vlaamse lokale coalities
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
Stijn Goeminne
A2
Journal Article
in
VLAAMS TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR OVERHEIDSMANAGEMENT
2020
How do organizational sustainable practices foster public service motivation and job satisfaction? Exploring the mediating role of organizational justice and societal impact
Saskia Crucke
Tom Kluijtmans
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
C1
Conference
2020
Strategic planning through a cognitive and behavioral lens : strategic plan use, strategic consensus, and strategic voice
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
Dissertation
2020
2019
Are we still on the same page? How a blended strategy implementation style impacts strategic plan commitment within politically diverse representative governing boards
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
C1
Conference
2019
Collaborate or compete? How partisan heuristics, performance information valence and public service motivation impact politicians’ attitudes towards information-sharing
Sebastian Desmidt
Kenn Meyfroodt
C1
Conference
2019
Do politicians see eye to eye? The relationship between political group characteristics, perceived strategic plan quality, and strategic consensus in local governing majorities
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
Stijn Goeminne
A1
Journal Article
in
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
2019
Does performance-based accountability impact nonprofit performance? An analysis of the mediating role of rational planning
Ben Suykens
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
Bram Verschuere
C1
Conference
2019
Een gedeelde strategische visie in Vlaamse gemeenteraden : de relevantie van politieke en demografische groepskarakteristieken
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
Kevin Meersman Lips
Bert George
A2
Journal Article
in
VLAAMS TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR OVERHEIDSMANAGEMENT
2019
Establishing a mission-based culture : analyzing the relation between intra-organizational socialization agents, mission valence, public service motivation, goal clarity and work impact
Sebastian Desmidt
Anita Prinzie
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
2019
Shared strategic cognition in Flemish city councils : the relevance of political and demographic group characteristics
Sebastian Desmidt
Kenn Meyfroodt
Bert George
A1
Journal Article
in
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
2019
Unlocking politicians’ potential : the motivational mechanisms underlying performance information use and voice behavior
Sebastian Desmidt
Kenn Meyfroodt
C1
Conference
2019
2018
Cognitive styles, user acceptance and commitment to strategic plans in public organizations : an empirical analysis
Bert George
Sebastian Desmidt
Eva Cools
Anita Prinzie
A1
Journal Article
in
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
2018
Debate : unravelling strategic planning effectiveness : what about strategic consensus?
Sebastian Desmidt
Kenn Meyfroodt
Editorial material
2018
Strategic-decision quality in public organizations : an information processing perspective
Bert George
Sebastian Desmidt
A1
Journal Article
in
ADMINISTRATION & SOCIETY
2018
Strategisch management
Sebastian Desmidt
Joris Voets
Bookchapter
in
Handboek overheidsmanagement : samen werken aan een overheid in beweging
2018
Triggering politicized boards to talk about strategy : how strategic plan and performance information use impact strategic discussions.
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
C1
Conference
2018
2017
A decision-making instrument or a waste of paper? Using the theory of planned behavior to analyze politicians’ intended use of strategic plans
Sebastian Desmidt
Kenn Meyfroodt
Bert George
C1
Conference
2017
Fulfillment of administrative and professional obligations of hospitals and mission motivation of physicians
Jeroen Trybou
Paul Gemmel
Sebastian Desmidt
Lieven Annemans
A1
Journal Article
in
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
2017
Is the governing coalition a strategic coalition? Analysing the relationship between political group characteristics, strategic plan quality and strategic consensus
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
Stijn Goeminne
C1
Conference
2017
Rational planning and politicians’ preferences for spending and reform : replication and extension of a survey experiment
Bert George
Sebastian Desmidt
Poul Aaes Nielsen
Martin Baekgaard
A1
Journal Article
in
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
2017
The relationship between employee performance management and civil servants’ turnover intentions : a test of the mediating roles of system satisfaction and affective commitment
Thomas Van Waeyenberg
Adelien Decramer
Sebastian Desmidt
Mieke Audenaert
A1
Journal Article
in
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
2017
2016
Cognitive styles, user acceptance and commitment to strategic plans in public organizations: an empirical analysis
Bert George
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
Eva Cools
C1
Conference
2016
Do we see eye to eye? The relationship between internal communication and between-group strategic consensus: aA case analysis
Sebastian Desmidt
Bert George
A1
Journal Article
in
MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY
2016
Establishing a mission-based culture: analysing the relationship between intra-organizational socialization agents, mission valence, goal clarity, work impact and public service motivation.
Sebastian Desmidt
Bert George
C3
Conference
2016
Onderzoeksrapport: gebruik, nut en impact van performantie-informatie in Vlaamse steden en gemeenten: een onderzoek bij 1.484 lokale politici
Bert George
Sebastian Desmidt
Report
2016
Rational planning and politicians' attitudes to spending and reform: replication and extension of a survey experiment
Bert George
Sebastian Desmidt
Poul Nielsen
Martin Baekgaard
C1
Conference
2016
Strategic-decision quality in Flemish municipalities: the importance of formal and participatory strategic planning
Bert George
Sebastian Desmidt
Julie De Moyer
A1
Journal Article
in
PUBLIC MONEY & MANAGEMENT
2016
Strategy implementation effectiveness within the public sector: an empirical and experimental analysis of the role of strategic consensus and its antecedents
Kenn Meyfroodt
Sebastian Desmidt
C1
Conference
2016
The relevance of mission statements: analysing the antecedents of perceived message quality and its relationship to employee mission engagement
Sebastian Desmidt
A1
Journal Article
in
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
2016
Unravelling the determinants of strategic planning effectiveness in public organizations : a strategic decision-making perspective at the individual and organizational level
Bert George
Sebastian Desmidt
Dissertation
2016
We agree to disagree: the relation between city councilors’ demographic characteristics, political role-play and strategic consensus.
Sebastian Desmidt
Kenn Meyfroodt
Bert George
C1
Conference
2016
2015
Dual executive leadership and the effectiveness of conflict resolution methods in nonprofit performing arts organizations : an analysis using the repertory grid technique
Julie De Moyer
Sebastian Desmidt
C1
Conference
2015
Onderzoeksrapport: strategisch management in de Vlaamse centra voor leerlingenbegeleiding
Bert George
Sebastian Desmidt
Report
2015
Strategie, strategisch management en strategisch plannen in publieke organisaties
Aimé Heene
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
Handboek politiediensten
2015
2014
A state of research on strategic management in the public sector: an analysis of the empirical evidence
Bert George
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
Strategic management in public organizations : European practices and perspectives
2014
Does alignment elicit competency-based HRM? A systematic review
Mieke Audenaert
Alex Vanderstraeten
Dirk Buyens
Sebastian Desmidt
A2
Journal Article
in
MANAGEMENT-REVUE
2014
Employee strategic alignment: aligning newcomers with the organizational strategic priorities
Annelies De Vuyst
Sebastian Desmidt
Alex Vanderstraeten
C1
Conference
2014
How organizational information sources influence employee mission valence: a quantitative analysis
Sebastian Desmidt
Anita Prinzie
Annelies De Vuyst
C1
Conference
2014
Pulling the levers even harder: the effect of organizational communication on mission valence and its antecedents
Sebastian Desmidt
Anita Prinzie
Annelies De Vuyst
C3
Conference
2014
The perceived usefulness of information sources: linking organizational socialization with employee strategic alignment
Annelies De Vuyst
Sebastian Desmidt
Alex Vanderstraeten
C1
Conference
2014
2013
A conceptual view on organizational socialization: organizational strategic priorities as content domain of newcomers' socialization
Annelies De Vuyst
Sebastian Desmidt
Alex Vanderstraeten
C1
Conference
2013
A content approach to newcomer's socialization: making sense of the organization's strategic priorities
Annelies De Vuyst
Sebastian Desmidt
Alex Vanderstraeten
C1
Conference
2013
Bijsturen van het meerjarenplan
Sebastian Desmidt
A4
Journal Article
in
OCMW visies
2013
De essentie van strategisch management
Sebastian Desmidt
Bert George
A4
Journal Article
in
OCMW Visies
2013
De ex ante evaluatie en de bijsturing van strategie
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
Strategisch management : een handboek voor de publieke sector
2013
Do they see eye to eye? The impact of communication on the level of strategic consensus between hospital nurses and their TMT: a questionnaire survey within a Flemish hospital
Sebastian Desmidt
Anita Prinzie
C3
Conference
2013
Do they see eye to eye? The impact of communication on the level of strategic consensus between hospital nurses and their top management team: a questionnaire survey within a Flemish hospital
Sebastian Desmidt
Anita Prinzie
C3
Conference
2013
Het onderscheid tussen publieke en private organisaties: fictie of realiteit?
Aimé Heene
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
Strategisch management : een handboek voor de publieke sector
2013
Het planlastendecreet
Ellen Wayenberg
Tess Poppe
A4
Journal Article
in
OCMW visies
2013
Het strategisch meerjarenplan
Bert George
Sebastian Desmidt
A4
Journal Article
in
OCMW Visies
2013
Kenmerken van het strategieproces
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
Strategisch management : een handboek voor de publieke sector
2013
Linking the characteristics and outcomes of formal strategic planning processes: a systematic literature review of the empirical evidence within the public sector
Bert George
Sebastian Desmidt
C1
Conference
2013
Linking the characteristics and outcomes of formal strategic planning processes: an empirical investigation within a sample of Flemish municipalities
Bert George
Sebastian Desmidt
C1
Conference
2013
Maatschappelijke waardecreatie: de bestaansreden van elke publieke organisatie
Sebastian Desmidt
Aimé Heene
A4
Journal Article
in
OCMW Visies
2013
Organisatie, organisatiestructuur en organisatieontwerp
Aimé Heene
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
Strategisch management : een handboek voor de publieke sector
2013
Organisatiecultuur, de 'ontastbare kant' van de organisatie en van het organiseren
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
Strategisch management : een handboek voor de publieke sector
2013
Organisaties, maatschappelijke waarde, management en strategisch management
Aimé Heene
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
Strategisch management : een handboek voor de publieke sector
2013
Prestatiemanagement in de publieke sector
Adelien Decramer
Thomas Van Waeyenberg
Bookchapter
in
Strategisch management : een handboek voor de publieke sector
2013
SWOT-analyse, stakeholders en strategische issues
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
Strategisch management : een handboek voor de publieke sector
2013
Strategie, de drijvende kracht van de organisatie
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
Strategisch management : een handboek voor de publieke sector
2013
Strategie, strategisch management en strategisch plannen in publieke organisaties
Aimé Heene
Sebastian Desmidt
A4
Journal Article
in
PRAKTIJKGIDS PERSONEELS- EN ORGANISATIEMANAGEMENT
2013
Strategie-implementatie: de strategie omzetten in realiteit
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
Strategisch management : een handboek voor de publieke sector
2013
Strategisch management in publieke organisaties
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
Strategisch management : een handboek voor de publieke sector
2013
Strategisch management: een handboek voor de publieke sector
Book editor
2013
Strategische planning als dominante benadering van strategisch management
Bert George
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
Strategisch management : een handboek voor de publieke sector
2013
Sturende elementen in de organisatiestrategie
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
Strategisch management : een handboek voor de publieke sector
2013
Technieken voor strategiebepaling
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
Strategisch management : een handboek voor de publieke sector
2013
The impact of employee performance management system characteristics on turnover intentions
Adelien Decramer
Thomas Van Waeyenberg
Alex Vanderstraeten
Sebastian Desmidt
C3
Conference
2013
The impact of employee performance management system characteristics on turnover intentions of Flemish civil servants: empirical test of a mediated and moderated model
Adelien Decramer
Thomas Van Waeyenberg
Alex Vanderstraeten
Mieke Audenaert
Sebastian Desmidt
C3
Conference
2013
2012
Employee performance management systems and organizational performance in Belgian public agencies: testing the mediating role of HRM outcomes
Thomas Van Waeyenberg
Adelien Decramer
Alex Vanderstraeten
Sebastian Desmidt
C3
Conference
2012
External pressures affecting the adoption of employee performance management in higher education institutions
Adelien Decramer
Carine Smolders
Alex Vanderstraeten
Johan Christiaens
Sebastian Desmidt
A1
Journal Article
in
PERSONNEL REVIEW
2012
Investigating the human side of strategizing: a literature review on employees’ strategic knowledge
Annelies De Vuyst
Sebastian Desmidt
Alex Vanderstraeten
C1
Conference
2012
2011
Looking for the value of mission statements: a meta-analysis of 20 years of research
Sebastian Desmidt
Anita Prinzie
Adelien Decramer
A1
Journal Article
in
MANAGEMENT DECISION
2011
The impact of institutional pressures on the internal consistency of employee perforrmance management systems
Adelien Decramer
Carine Smolders
Alex Vanderstraeten
Johan Christiaens
Sebastian Desmidt
C3
Conference
2011
The organization's mission statement: give up hope or resuscitate? A search for evidence-based recommendations
Sebastian Desmidt
Anita Prinzie
Bookchapter
in
Organization development in healthcare : conversations on research and strategies
2011
2010
Analyzing firm performance heterogeneity: the relative effect of business domain
Noël Hourhoofd
Sebastian Desmidt
Eduardo González Fidalgo
A1
Journal Article
in
MANAGEMENT DECISION
2010
Mission Statements: van vervloekt vodje papier naar een onmisbaar managementinstrument
Aimé Heene
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
Social Profit Jaarboek. Vlaanderen 2010-2011
2010
Mission statement: een praktijkboek voor strategische doelbepaling
Sebastian Desmidt
Aimé Heene
Book
2010
Strategisch human resource management planning
Sebastian Desmidt
Alex Vanderstraeten
Bookchapter
in
Human resource management en performantie : een strategische kijk op medewerkers en organisatie
2010
The impact of mission statements: an empirical analysis from a sensemaking perspective
Sebastian Desmidt
Anita Prinzie
C3
Conference
2010
2009
ANALYZING FIRM PERFORMANCE HETEROGENEITY: THE RELATIVE EFFECT OF BUSINESS DEFINITION
Noel Houthoofd
Sebastian Desmidt
Eduardo Fidalgo
Other
2009
De effectiviteit en relevantie van mission statements: een analyse vanuit communicatieperspectief
Sebastian Desmidt
A2
Journal Article
in
ACCOUNTANCY & BEDRIJFSKUNDE
2009
Developing an effective mission statement for a health care organization: a step towards an evidence-based practice
Sebastian Desmidt
Anita Prinzie
Aimé Heene
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2009
Does your mission statement have any value? An explorative analysis of the effectiveness of mission statements from a communication perspective
Sebastian Desmidt
Anita Prinzie
Other
2009
Hoeveel stof ligt er op de missie van jouw organisatie?
Sebastian Desmidt
A4
Journal Article
in
Sociaal Welzijnsmagazine
2009
The effectiveness of mission statements: An explorative analysis from a communication perspective
Sebastian Desmidt
Anita Prinzie
C1
Conference
2009
2008
The impact of mission statements: an empirical analysis from a sensemaking perspective
Sebastian Desmidt
Anita Prinzie
C3
Conference
2008
The level and determinants of mission statement use: a questionnaire survey
Sebastian Desmidt
Anita Prinzie
Aimé Heene
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
2008
Towards a better understanding of the mission statement-performance relationship: literature analyses and empirical investigations from a strategic management perspective at the organizational and individual level
Sebastian Desmidt
Aimé Heene
Dissertation
2008
2007
Is the hospital’s mission statement dead or alive? The level and determinants of mission statement use amongst Flemish hospital nurses: a questionnaire survey
Sebastian Desmidt
Aimé Heene
Other
2007
Mission statement perception: are we all on the same wavelength?: a case study in a Flemish hospital
Sebastian Desmidt
Aimé Heene
A1
Journal Article
in
HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT REVIEW
2007
Relevance of mission statements in Flemish not-for-profit healthcare organizations
Dominique Vandijck
Sebastian Desmidt
Marc Buelens
A2
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
2007
The management of mission statement meaning: a key for unlocking the mission statement-performance relationship?
Sebastian Desmidt
C3
Conference
2007
2006
Methodology in mission statement research: where are we, and were should we go? An analysis of 20 years of empirical research
Sebastian Desmidt
Aimé Heene
Report
2006
Mission statement perception: are we all on the same wavelength?: a case study in a Flemish hospital
Sebastian Desmidt
Aimé Heene
Other
2006
2005
Methodology in mission statement research: an assessment of the research field
Sebastian Desmidt
Aimé Heene
C3
Conference
2005
Strategie en organisatie van publieke organisaties
Sebastian Desmidt
Aimé Heene
Book
2005
2004
Mission statements, een sleutelelement in de performantie van een organisatie?
Sebastian Desmidt
Aimé Heene
A2
Journal Article
in
ACCOUNTANCY & BEDRIJFSKUNDE
2004
2003
Mission statements: in search for ameliorated performance through organization-employee value congruence
Sebastian Desmidt
Aimé Heene
C1
Conference
2003
Strategie, strategisch management en strategische plannen in overheidsorganisaties
Aimé Heene
Sebastian Desmidt
A4
Journal Article
in
PRAKTIJKGIDS MANAGEMENT LOKALE BESTUREN
2003
2002
Strategie, strategisch management en strategische plannen in overheidsorganisaties
Aimé Heene
Sebastian Desmidt
Bookchapter
in
HANDBOEK POLITIEDIENSTEN
2002