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Performance Gaps and Managerial Decisions: A Bayesian Decision Theory of Managerial Action

Kenneth J. Meier, Nathan Favero, Ling Zhu

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

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A Behavioral Theory of Firm Growth: Sequential Attention to Size and Performance Goals Henrich R. Greve · 2008
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
The Science of "Muddling Through" Charles E. Lindblom · 1959
Performance, Aspirations, and Risky Organizational Change Henrich R. Greve · 1998
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm William J. Baumöl, Richard M. Cyert, J. G. March · 1964
Organizational Learning from Performance Feedback Henrich R. Greve · 2003

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