We discuss and examine empirically a firm-level equivalent of the ancient problem of ‘tying the King’s hands’, namely how to avoid managerial intervention that is undertaken to reap private benefits but is harmful to overall value creation, that is, ‘managerial opportunism’. The link from managerial intervention to firm-level value-creation is moderated by employee motivation. Thus, interventio...

Purpose This paper aims to propose a methodology for managerial decision-making based on scenario planning and multi-criteria approach. Design/methodology/approach The consists of two stages, one referring the other decision-making. was applied company in Brazilian agribusiness sector, aiming help managers face current situation COVID-19 pandemic. Findings proposal addresses set simple methods ...

A ccess to equity capital is a critical component of business entrepreneurship. Young companies lack the cash flows necessary for debt repayment. They need patient capital, such as equity and near-equity, to develop and get their products ready for market. As Barkley and Henry confirm in this issue of the Review, the creation and growth of such companies is the path to economic prosperity for m...

In this essay we argue that the over-reliance on age effects in field of developmental psychology belies attention to actual development, obscuring processes. We use examples from diverse content areas psychology, such as narrative and autobiographical memory, personality trait Piagetian conservation tasks, pubertal timing, Dynamic Systems Theory build argument. conclude by arguing focusing ind...

Purpose – To place the research on radio frequency identification (RFID) usage in supply chains within a specific business and market context; in this case, the grocery industry. Design/methodology/approach – This paper considers RFID research within the context of the grocery industry and outlines the market drivers that affect the way the grocery industry approaches RFID and also specific are...

Abstract The article reviews the terminological distinctions (e.g. action and result control, interactive and diagnostic control) used for control in twenty-five empirical studies on management control in the context of innovation. The terminological distinctions are classed in three categorizations. These are (a) the types of managerial control, (b) the design and use mode of managerial contro...