This paper studies the influence of a manager's pre-decision use of an information system on the central office …'s decision to provide such a system in the first place. At the outset, the manager is ignorant about the cost of an investment … the investment proposal. Then, the central office must make the project approval decision without knowing whether it faces …

second best when power is divided between the two groups (joint decision making), and worst when it is solely with the …

We examine in a large survey (n = 1,928) how contemplative entrepreneurs, managers and employees are in their decision … choices are partly in line with this: entrepreneurs make indeed more intuitive choices than managers, but are equally …) equal those of managers. Together these findings tentatively suggest that entrepreneurs start from a stronger prior …

This study compares firms' dividend policy antecedents in four countries. The author surveys managers of 230 companies … from the USA, Canada, and Norway. The main antecedents of dividend policy in these countries are the level of current … little importance for Polish managers, as the history of dividend payouts in Polish-listed companies is brief. The …

managers serving as department heads in the University and University College (UUC) sector in Norway. The study adopts a …Middle managers play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between senior leadership and employees, often navigating … autonomy, trust, and support in facilitating the effective execution of middle managers' roles as executive and inclusive …