 Analysis of the organizational characteristics related to tight budget goals*Robert Simons Contemporary Accounting Research, 1988, vol. 5, issue 1, 267-283 Abstract: Abstract. This study extends our knowledge of the role of budgets in complex organizations. Using survey methods with a sample of Canadian firms, the analysis examines the relationship between tight budget goals and firm performance. Additionally, the effects of business strategy and internal structural characteristics are considered. Statistical tests suggest that tight budget goals are positively related to firm performance, and that business strategy and internal organizational conditions are associated with tightness in budget goals. Résumé. L'auteur ajoute à notre connaissance du rôle des budgets dans les organisations complexes. À l'aide de méthodes d'analyse appliquées à un échantillon d'entreprises canadiennes, il étudie la relation entre les objectifs budgétaires rigoureux et la performance de l'entreprise. Il se penche en outre sur les conséquences de la stratégie commerciale et des caractéristiques structurales internes de l'entreprise. Les tests statistiques donnent à penser que les objectifs budgétaires rigoureux affichent une relation positive avec la performance de l'entreprise, et que la stratégie commerciale et la structure organisationnelle interne sont liées à la rigueur des objectifs budgétaires. Date: 1988 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:wly:coacre:v:5:y:1988:i:1:p:267-283 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Contemporary Accounting Research from John Wiley & Sons |
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