in the financial analysis of a firms’ innovation decision. After discussing the theoretical linking between ownership …’s behavior toward the innovation decision and his cognitive commitment level. The CEO’s commitment bias and attitude conception … of the manager’s attitude and behavior in key tasks, such as the innovation decision. The CEO’s real behavior was more …

Ownership and decision-making are key issues in the economic restructuring taking place as economies struggle to emerge … sharing, and other ways in which employees directly participate in decision-making and financial performance. This volume … contains cutting-edge research on the causes and effects of financial and decision-making participation, including results from …

We examine decentralization -- that is, the use of more than one decision maker -- in small- to medium … significant ownership stake. On the other hand, centralization (using one key decision maker) is more likely in firms that use … network communication technologies and benchmark firm performance. If a firm has a single decision maker, almost all are male …