This study examines the coincidence or discrepancy between the purpose of meetings stated in the organizer’s announcement and the purposes perceived by the participants. This analysis enriches and complexifies the view of meeting purposes in the literature. Based on structured questionnaire data from 1946 respondents involved in 490 meetings conducted in the context of an international project, our analysis shows that the stated and perceived purposes of a meeting are not necessarily the same. In particular, a purpose expressed as a noun (e.g. Coordination) may be perceived by participants as various purposes expressed in verbs, that are strongly or weakly aligned with that noun (e.g. Socialize, Coordinate, Follow up or Persuade). This study establishes the need for a distinct line of research into the discrepancy between stated and perceived meeting purposes to understand meeting related organizational dynamics, and it lays a basis for theorizing within that line of investigation by demonstrating an influence of the internal-external nature of meetings and the local culture. This study also highlights the core intermediation role of socialization for achieving the stated purposes of certain meeting types. Additionally, this study has immediate implications for organizing and managing meetings.

本研究调查了组织者公告中陈述的会议目的与参与者感知的目的之间的重合或差异。这种分析丰富和复杂化了文献中会议目的的观点。根据参与在国际项目背景下举行的 490 次会议的 1946 名受访者的结构化问卷数据，我们的分析表明，会议的陈述和感知目的不一定相同。特别是，表达为名词的目的（例如协调）可能被参与者感知为用动词表达的各种目的，这些目的与该名词强烈或弱一致（例如社交、协调、跟进或说服）。本研究确立了对陈述的和感知的会议目的之间的差异进行明确研究的必要性，以了解与会议相关的组织动态，并通过展示内部-外部性质的影响，为该研究路线内的理论化奠定了基础。会议和当地文化。本研究还强调了社交在实现某些会议类型的既定目的方面的核心中介作用。此外，这项研究对组织和管理会议具有直接意义。本研究还强调了社交在实现某些会议类型的既定目的方面的核心中介作用。此外，这项研究对组织和管理会议具有直接意义。本研究还强调了社交在实现某些会议类型的既定目的方面的核心中介作用。此外，这项研究对组织和管理会议具有直接意义。