How participation in budgeting affects performance and satisfaction in real-world organizations
This nonfiction work explores how giving organizational members a voice in budgeting interacts with individual control beliefs to shape performance and job satisfaction. Drawing on field and experimental studies, it examines when budget participation supports effective management and when it may not, in a decentralized setting.
In clear, practical terms, the book discusses the limits of measurement tools and the caution needed when generalizing from a single organizational sample. It also highlights how budget system design can align with role requirements and individual characteristics, and why reward structures matter in these dynamics.
- Understand how budgetary participation can influence planning and overall performance.
- See how locus of control interacts with participation to affect outcomes like job satisfaction.
- Learn about the study’s design, limitations, and how results can inform budget system design.
- Discover practical implications for job redesign, personnel selection, and placement decisions.
Ideal for readers involved in management, budgeting, human resources, and organizational development who want evidence-based guidance on budgeting processes and their people implications.