Journal article
Budgeting Games: An Analysis of Budgetary Participation in Statutory Authorities
Journal of Economic and Social Policy, Vol.12(2), pp.93-116
2008
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to test the generalizability of the research by Collins, Munter and Finn (1987) as it relates to the relationship of leadership style, games and role stress on the attitude to budgets of middle management in statutory authorities within N.S.W, Australia. The leadership styles positive and punitive were found to have explanatory power of the variance in budgetary attitude. Role stress was found to be negatively correlated. The gameplay patterns of, time, devious and incremental were positively correlated with attitude toward achieving budgets. The devious gameplay was especially linked to leadership styles. A notable distinction with the findings of Collins, Munter and Finn (1987), was that positive leadership style significantly reduced role stress and promoted positive budgetary attitude in middle management. In particular, a middle manager with a positive budgetary attitude and low role stress was more likely to have a superior with a positive leadership style. In addition, the finding of this study provides some support for the literature that questions the validity of the political rhetoric for privatisation of government authorities.
Details
- Title
- Budgeting Games: An Analysis of Budgetary Participation in Statutory Authorities
- Authors
- Gregory Laing (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Business
- Publication details
- Journal of Economic and Social Policy, Vol.12(2), pp.93-116
- Publisher
- Southern Cross University, Centre for Policy Research
- Date published
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1325-2224
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2008 The Authors. Published version of this paper reproduced with the kind permission of the publisher.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449519002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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