2002 Foundations

Aspiration-Level Adaptation in an American Financial Services Organization: A Field Study

Stephen J. Mezias, Ya-Ru Chen, Patrice Murphy

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A Behavioral Theory of the Firm Richard M. Cyert, James G. March · 1963
Aspiration Level Adaptation: An Empirical Exploration Theresa K. Lant · 1992
A Behavioral Agency Model of Managerial Risk Taking Robert M. Wiseman, Luis R. Gómez‐Mejía · 1998
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
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