This study examines how control elements of a firm affect managerial decision making. The firm operates a network of 59 profit centers. It uses a transfer-pricing system designed to deal with externalities individual profit centers can impose on other profit centers. Further, profit center...

Little attention has been given to the role of leadership characteristics in the organization design literature despite significant evidence of its importance in explaining firm behavior. This study develops and tests a model to assess the effects of leadership style on three control choices...