The purpose of this study was to examine recent research trends about organizational performance variables by investigating empirical articles published in Korea from 2000 to 2012. In this study, we critically analyzed 41 studies on organizational performance variables from academic journals. The findings of this study were as follows. First, we recognized the only 37 studies use subjective measurements for investigating the organizational performances. In Korea studies, it was more likely to use subjective measurements than studies were conducted in foreign journals where were more focused on proving direct impact of organizational variables. Second, we found that job satisfaction, organizational commitment, turnover intention, BSC, and quasi-objective measures had been addressed as variables of organizational performance in most studies. Also, it was showed that even subjective measurement investigated organizational performance through the indirect variables, compared with foreign studies to explore the perception of organizational members about actual business results. Because pattern of result favored the use of subjective measure in Korea studies, finally, the authors conclude that it is necessary to use more objective measure of organizational performance as method of appropriately aligning what intend to measure and what actually to be measured.