Prior studies suggest that, to be effective, results-based control systems need to ensure managers’ goal commitment. Based on survey responses from 320 managers, we find that managers’ participation in goal setting and performance feedback are both positively asso¬ciated with goal...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to measure the effect of aligning HR practices horizontally and vertically to support organizational strategic goals.Design/methodology/approach: Hypotheses were tested using 85,840 employees’ responses collected from a single, large public...

We provide a tractable model of motivational goal bracketing by a present-biased individual, extending previous work to show that the main insights from models with rational goals carry over to a setting with non-rational goals. Goals motivate because they serve as reference points that make...

The book provides a detailed and practical description of how companies can put purpose into practice in their organizations. Based on a ground-breaking research project on the Economics of Mutuality undertaken jointly by the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford and Mars Catalyst,...

Investors and business leaders are calling on companies to articulate their purpose and the effects are beginning to show. Over the last five years, the number of companies in the S&P Global 1200 that have published purpose statements has almost tripled. But with limited guidance on this topic,...

Corporate scandals have become apparent. One of the causes is a high performance goal. The difficult but achievable goals have been considered useful in achieving high performance. However, high goals also have the negative effect of causing employees to behave unethically. In this study, we...

This paper was written for a Festschrift in honour of Rolf Skog.Concepts of corporate purpose which have risen to the fore recently emphasize a point which Rolf Skog highlights in his writings about the importance of profits for the success and continuity of business. But they also question...

Previous research in the literature often investigated the associations between management accounting systems and the success of organizations. However, little has been done in regard to the association of business strategies, goals, and firms' performance while having management accounting...