2023 Governance & leadership

Organizational Goals, Outcomes, and the Assessment of Performance: Reconceptualizing Success in Management Studies

Ruth V. Aguilera, Alfredo De Massis, Riccardo Fini, Silvio Vismara

Journal of Management Studies

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New product introductions below aspirations, slack and R&D alliances: A behavioral perspective Beverly B. Tyler, Turanay Caner · 2015
Dancing with Strangers: Aspiration Performance and the Search for Underwriting Syndicate Partners Joel A. C. Baum et al. · 2005
A Multilevel Model of Team Goal Orientation, Information Exchange, and Creativity Yaping Gong et al. · 2013
A Behavioral Theory of Firm Growth: Sequential Attention to Size and Performance Goals Henrich R. Greve · 2008
Variations in R&D Investments of Family and Nonfamily Firms: Behavioral Agency and Myopic Loss Aversion Perspectives James J. Chrisman, Pankaj C. Patel · 2012
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm—40 Years and Counting: Introduction and Impact Linda Argote, Henrich R. Greve · 2007
Status-Aspirational Pricing Noah Askin, Matthew S. Bothner · 2016
Board reform versus profits: The impact of ratings on the adoption of governance practices Timothy J. Rowley, Andrew V. Shipilov, Henrich R. Greve · 2016

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Organizational Goals: Antecedents, Formation Processes and Implications for Firm Behavior and Performance Josip Kotlar et al. · 2018
Microfoundations of Organizational Goals: A Review and New Directions for Future Research Stefan Linder, Nicolai J. Foss · 2018
Multiple Organization Goals with Feedback from Shared Technological Task Environments Songcui Hu, Richard A. Bettis · 2018
Safe or Profitable? The Pursuit of Conflicting Goals Vibha Gaba, Henrich R. Greve · 2019
The behavioral theory of the (community‐oriented) firm: The differing response of community‐oriented firms to performance relative to aspirations Stephen Smulowitz, Horacio Enrique Rousseau, Philip Bromiley · 2020
Technological choices under uncertainty: Does organizational aspiration matter? John Qi Dong · 2020
The Plural of Goal: Learning in a World of Ambiguity Daniel A. Levinthal, Claus Rerup · 2020
Corporate Structure and Performance Feedback: Aspirations and Adaptation in M-Form Firms Vibha Gaba, John Joseph · 2012
Aspiration formation and attention rules Luca Berchicci, Murat Tarakci · 2021
The Behavioral Theory of the Firm: Assessment and Prospects Giovanni Gavetti et al. · 2012
Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback Henrich R. Greve · 2003
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm Richard H. Day et al. · 1964
The Two Blades of the Scissors: Performance Feedback and Intrinsic Attributes in Organizational Risk Taking Xavier Sobrepere i Profitós, Thomas Keil, Pasi Kuusela · 2022
Stretch Goals, Factual/Counterfactual Reflection Strategies, and Firm Performance Miles M. Yang · 2023
Acquisition Relatedness in Family Firms: Do the Environment and the Institutional Context Matter? Michele Pinelli et al. · 2024
Do Hybrid Goals Pay off? Social and Economic Goals in Academic Spin‐Offs Hooman Abootorabi et al. · 2023

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Organizational Goals: Antecedents, Formation Processes and Implications for Firm Behavior and Performance Josip Kotlar et al. · 2018

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The Plural of Goal: Learning in a World of Ambiguity Daniel A. Levinthal, Claus Rerup · 2020

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Content and process: organizational conflict and decision making Vibha Gaba, John Joseph · 2023

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Responding to Inconsistent Performance Feedback on Multiple Goals: The Contingency Role of Decision Maker's Status in Introducing Changes Κωνσταντίνος Κωστόπουλος, Evangelos Syrigos, Pasi Kuusela · 2022

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Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback: A Behavioral Perspective on Multiple Goals Pino G. Audia, Henrich R. Greve · 2021

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Shareholder Satisfaction or Societal Benefit? Coalition Support and Goal Prioritization Cyndi Man Zhang, Helen Wei Hu, Toru Yoshikawa · 2025

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Renewing Research on Problemistic Search—A Review and Research Agenda Hart E. Posen et al. · 2017

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Organization Design: Current Insights and Future Research Directions John Joseph, Metin Sengul · 2024

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Organizational Goals: Antecedents, Formation Processes, and Implications for Firm Behavior Alfredo De Massis et al. · 2015

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Safe or Profitable? The Pursuit of Conflicting Goals Vibha Gaba, Henrich R. Greve · 2019

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Goal Hierarchies: Understanding Sub‐Goal and Primary Goal Interdependency Xavier Sobrepere i Profitós, Henrich R. Greve · 2025

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