The purpose of this paper is to increase our understanding of how enabling perceptions of new management controls (MCs) can be fostered. We present a case study of an acquisition where the acquirer faces pressure to impose rigid controls on the acquired firm, who, in turn faces a massive...

This paper investigates whether managers who fail to exploit regulatory loopholes are vulnerable to replacement. We use the U.S. hospital industry in 1985-1996 as a case study. A 1988 change in Medicare rules widened a pre-existing loophole in the Medicare payment system, presenting hospitals...

The purpose of this paper is to increase our understanding of how enabling perceptions of new management controls (MCs) can be fostered. Prior research suggests that employees are more likely to use new MCs if they perceive them as enabling. However, rapid implementation of new MCs due to...