A comparison of alternative measures of organizational aspirations

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 338-357

  Bromiley, Philip ^a   Harris, Jared D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aspirations; behavioral theory; financial misrepresentation; performance measure bias; search; social comparison

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATIONS; BEHAVIORAL THEORY; FINANCIAL MISREPRESENTATION; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; SEARCH; SOCIAL COMPARISON;

INDUSTRY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84893781127     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2191     Document Type: Article

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