This study aims to uncover the missing link between shared goals and team innovation. Previous literature reflects positive direct effects of shared goals on team innovative performance. This research serves as supplement to past studies. Minority dissent, teamwork behavior and team potency are...

Recent theoretical work predicts that an important margin of adjustment to deregulation or trade reforms is the reallocation of output within firms through changes in their product mix. Empirical work has accordingly shifted its focus towards multi-product firms and their product mix decisions....

Historically, corporations were expected to serve some public purpose as justification for the benefits and privileges they receive from the state. But since the 1970s, the view has become widespread that corporations exist solely to maximize profits and for no other purpose. While the...

The hypothetical conflict between self-interest, corporate interest and the common good is one of the hottest debated issues in business ethics. This paper focuses on a particular CSR-approach within the field of sustainable (project) finance which has the potential(!) – given that certain...

Despite the importance of target setting for firms, prior research offers mixed evidence regarding performance consequences of target difficulty levels. While experimental research suggests that setting difficult targets can increase performance, empirical evidence in field studies is mixed and...

This commentary provides an analysis that how internal audit play their role in organization goals and improving organization performance. The internal audit department of the Security of Exchange Commission (SEC) of Pakistan is an independent appraisal function within the commission and is...

Using a large dataset of performance goals employed in executive incentive contracts we find that a disproportionately large number of firms exceed their goals by a small margin as compared to the number that fall short of the goal by a similar margin. This asymmetry is particularly acute for...