The controllability principle stipulates that the evaluation of a manager should be based only on elements that are under the manager’s control. Arguments for and against its application are theoretically well understood, but empirical evidence based on the evaluation of the perceptions of...

This paper examines how corporate reliance on budgets is affected by major changes in the economic environment. We combine survey and archival data from the economic crisis that began in 2008. The results indicate that, as a result of the economic crisis, budgeting became more important for...