2016 Innovation & change

Performance and Management in the Public Sector: Testing a Model of Relative Risk Aversion

Sean Nicholson‐Crotty, Jill Nicholson‐Crotty, Sergio Fernández

Public Administration Review

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LEARNING FROM PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION, ASPIRATION LEVELS, AND MANAGERIAL PRIORITIES Poul Aaes Nielsen · 2013
A BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF R&D EXPENDITURES AND INNOVATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM SHIPBUILDING. Henrich R. Greve · 2003
VARIABLE ORGANIZATIONAL RISK PREFERENCES: TESTS OF THE MARCH-SHAPIRA MODEL. Kent D. Miller, Weiru Chen · 2004
Performance Gaps and Managerial Decisions: A Bayesian Decision Theory of Managerial Action Kenneth J. Meier, Nathan Favero, Ling Zhu · 2015
A Behavioral Model of Innovative Search: Evidence from Public Hospital Services Torsten Oliver Salge · 2010
Determinants of Firms' Backward- and Forward-Looking R&D Search Behavior Weiru Chen · 2008
Performance, Aspirations, and Risky Organizational Change Henrich R. Greve · 1998
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm Richard H. Day et al. · 1964

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PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK, SLACK, AND THE TIMING OF ACQUISITIONS. Dinesh N. Iyer, Kent D. Miller · 2008

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Conclusion Henrich R. Greve · 2003

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