We use an experiment to investigate the efficacy of a non-binding budgetary announcement made by an owner in order to mitigate a management control problem induced by asymmetric information. The owner's announcement indicates how much funding she will provide for each possible cost report by the...

Budgeting has different functions in the firm that are not necessarily congruent with each other but conflict. In many firms, budgets are simultaneously used for both operative planning and performance evaluation. Although prior literature recommends using different budget levels for different...