Budgeting and Behavioral Implications: The Effects of Authoritarianism, Goal Specificity, Task Structure, Reinforcement Pattern and Their Interactions on Performance and Task Satisfaction

First, psychological research on motivation was reviewed to substantiate the motivational function of budgets. Next, Lewin's formulation of human behavior, B = f(P,E), was applied to analyzing the behavioral implications of the budgeting process. Finally, hypotheses were developed from the review of theories and empirical evidence which focus on each variable separately. The "authoritarian personality" analyzes behavioral variations which are due to the person variable, while studies on goal specificity, task structure and reinforcement examine influences which are attributed to the environment factor.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Accountancy

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Van The, Nhut

• Business Administration, Accounting

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8209638

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/71365