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Double standards? How historical and political aspiration levels guide managerial performance information use

Jakob Majlund Holm

Public Administration

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A Behavioral Model of Public Organizations: Bounded Rationality, Performance Feedback, and Negativity Bias Sounman Hong · 2018
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LEARNING FROM PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION, ASPIRATION LEVELS, AND MANAGERIAL PRIORITIES Poul Aaes Nielsen · 2013
A Behavioral Theory of Firm Growth: Sequential Attention to Size and Performance Goals Henrich R. Greve · 2008
Performance Gaps and Managerial Decisions: A Bayesian Decision Theory of Managerial Action Kenneth J. Meier, Nathan Favero, Ling Zhu · 2015
Organizational Aspirations, Reference Points, and Goals George A. Shinkle · 2011
Self-Enhancement and Learning from Performance Feedback Alexander Jordan, Pino G. Audia · 2012
Drivers of Performance Information Use: Systematic Literature Review and Directions for Future Research Alexander Kroll · 2015
A Behavioral Model of Innovative Search: Evidence from Public Hospital Services Torsten Oliver Salge · 2010
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm William J. Baumöl, Richard M. Cyert, J. G. March · 1964

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