In this paper, we examine the role of budgets, as a central instrument within the management control system, in a creative context. In particular we investigate whether Simons' (199'8 1991, 1995) claim that stimulating creativity requires an interactive use of management controls, holds when...

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have become increasingly common. However, reported failure rates are high, underlining the challenge to effectively govern such relationships. The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the management control structure for different types of PPPs...

In this paper, we examine the role of budgets, as a central instrument within the management control system, in a creative context. In particular we investigate whether Simons' (1990, 1991, 1995) claim that stimulating creativity requires an interactive use of management controls, holds when...

In today's environment, communicating what your products and services are worth to customers' business has never been more important. Customers increasingly look at purchasing as a way to increase profits and to reduce costs. To persuade customers to focus on the total costs rather than simply...

This study investigates the effects of different types of reward on the performances of two types of creativity. We challenge the assumption that creativity is a unitary concept that cannot be differentiated. Specifically, we distinguish creativity into expected creativity (for open,...

We examine whether knowledge sharing can enhance the efficacy of implicit, trust-based incentives. Using a stark laboratory experiment, we find support for theory suggesting that individuals believe that their knowledge is an important part of their identity, making it costly to share, but...

We examine how incentive systems influence knowledge transfer between group members with equal or different status who solve an interdependent task. In our experiment, group members receive group or individual incentives, while status is manipulated by assigning job titles with corresponding...