Strategic performance measurement systems operationalize firm strategy with a set of performance measures. A consequence of such alignment is the tendency for managers to lose sight of the strategic construct(s) the measures are intended to represent, and subsequently act as though the measures...

Strategic performance measurement systems facilitate strategic learning by providing managers with performance measures useful for evaluating strategic performance and identifying opportunities for improvement. However, a significant body of literature points to the conclusion that performance...

Employee contracts often allow for managerial discretion, such that the manager decides after observing an employee's performance how that employee will be rewarded or penalized. Importantly, the effects of such evaluation outcomes can extend beyond the employee(s) directly affected, because...