Quality of performance metrics, informal peer monitoring and goal commitment

Jacobo Gomez‐Conde, Ernesto Lopez‐Valeiras, Ricardo Malagueño and José Carlos Tiomatsu Oyadomari

Accounting and Finance, 2022, vol. 62, issue 3, 4041-4077

Abstract: We examine whether the quality of performance metrics affects informal peer monitoring and, in turn, goal commitment. By fostering performance‐oriented behaviours, performance metrics drive managers to involve themselves in learning and improvement efforts, building a fertile atmosphere for informal peer monitoring. We argue that the quality of performance metrics is positively associated with direct peer monitoring and negatively linked to indirect peer monitoring. Subsequently, we postulate that direct (indirect) peer monitoring is positively (negatively) associated with goal commitment. We use partial least squares (PLS) to analyse survey data from store managers in a large retail firm. Results provide overall support for our hypotheses.

Date: 2022
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