Rationality in the
pursuit of goals is ensured on the one hand by rewarding
departments that stick closer to the
organizational goal with a larger budget, and by punishing departments that do not, with a smaller budget. Secondly,
Rationality is achieved by controlling the people working in the
Organization either by measuring their output (output control) by supervising them (process control) or by selecting, employing or training people in such a way that they believe in the mission and the overall objectives of the organization (clan control). Thirdly, reward
systems are put in place, which remunerate people for helping to achieve the organizational goals. Examples of these are executive bonuses and stock options. It is widely believed, that through these measures it is possible to align the human resources of the organization with the organization's goals and thus ensure a
Rational pursuit of the goals that have been set. Thus an organization that has the appropriate systems in place is assumed to be characterized by the rational pursuit of organizational goals.