Is goal displacement functional or dysfunctional for society?

Goal displacement is functional in as much as it permits organizations to continue to exist, making efficient use of organizational structures and resources that would otherwise be abandoned. Goal displacement is dysfunctional when it redirects resources from work that is beneficial for society to work that merely gives jobs to workers who otherwise would be displaced. One of the major points in assessing whether goal displacement is functional or dysfunctional is the exact reason for the shift in the organization's mission. For example, if the move simply perpetuates an organization that now has limited efficiency, or is not needed, it is dysfunctional. If the change creates an organization that has been needed, but up until this time has been unaffordable, the change may be functional.