Managers can often access historical budget information during the budgeting process. In this study, I investigate the influence of this information on managers’ budget reporting honesty in the upcoming periods. The findings from a laboratory experiment reveal that managers report more...

Performance measures shall enhance the performance of companies by directing the attention of decision makers towards the achievement of organizational goals. Therefore, goal congruence is regarded in literature as a major factor in the quality of such measures. As reality is affected by many...