The effect of organisational ethical climate and peer monitoring control systems on budgetary slack: an experimental study / Vincent K Chong and Danny Sudarso

This study addresses the following research questions. Firstly, does a peer monitoring control system provide an ideal opportunity for managers to build slack into their budgets in team-based settings? Secondly, does the organisational ethical climate influence the propensity of managers to create b...

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Main Authors: K Chong, Vincent, Sudarso, Danny
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Language:English
Published: Accounting Research Institute (ARI) and UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2016
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29959/
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description This study addresses the following research questions. Firstly, does a peer monitoring control system provide an ideal opportunity for managers to build slack into their budgets in team-based settings? Secondly, does the organisational ethical climate influence the propensity of managers to create budgetary slack? Lastly, what is the effect of peer monitoring control systems and organisational ethical climate on budgetary slack creation by managers? A laboratory experiment was conducted. Results indicate that a peer monitoring control system provides an ideal opportunity for managers to build slack into their budgets. The organisational ethical climate can influence the ethical behaviours of subordinates. Under a weak organisational ethical climate, subordinates are likely to engage in opportunistic behaviour. Furthermore, budgetary slack creation is low in the absence of a peer monitoring control system and a strong organisational ethical climate exists.
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spelling uitm-299592020-04-20T01:39:47Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29959/ The effect of organisational ethical climate and peer monitoring control systems on budgetary slack: an experimental study / Vincent K Chong and Danny Sudarso apmaj K Chong, Vincent Sudarso, Danny Planning. Business planning. Strategic planning Organization This study addresses the following research questions. Firstly, does a peer monitoring control system provide an ideal opportunity for managers to build slack into their budgets in team-based settings? Secondly, does the organisational ethical climate influence the propensity of managers to create budgetary slack? Lastly, what is the effect of peer monitoring control systems and organisational ethical climate on budgetary slack creation by managers? A laboratory experiment was conducted. Results indicate that a peer monitoring control system provides an ideal opportunity for managers to build slack into their budgets. The organisational ethical climate can influence the ethical behaviours of subordinates. Under a weak organisational ethical climate, subordinates are likely to engage in opportunistic behaviour. Furthermore, budgetary slack creation is low in the absence of a peer monitoring control system and a strong organisational ethical climate exists. Accounting Research Institute (ARI) and UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2016-12 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29959/1/29959.pdf K Chong, Vincent and Sudarso, Danny (2016) The effect of organisational ethical climate and peer monitoring control systems on budgetary slack: an experimental study / Vincent K Chong and Danny Sudarso. (2016) Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal (APMAJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Asia-Pacific_Management_Accounting_Journal_=28APMAJ=29.html>, 11 (2). pp. 41-64. ISSN 2550-1631
spellingShingle Planning. Business planning. Strategic planning
Organization
K Chong, Vincent
Sudarso, Danny
The effect of organisational ethical climate and peer monitoring control systems on budgetary slack: an experimental study / Vincent K Chong and Danny Sudarso
title The effect of organisational ethical climate and peer monitoring control systems on budgetary slack: an experimental study / Vincent K Chong and Danny Sudarso
title_full The effect of organisational ethical climate and peer monitoring control systems on budgetary slack: an experimental study / Vincent K Chong and Danny Sudarso
title_fullStr The effect of organisational ethical climate and peer monitoring control systems on budgetary slack: an experimental study / Vincent K Chong and Danny Sudarso
title_full_unstemmed The effect of organisational ethical climate and peer monitoring control systems on budgetary slack: an experimental study / Vincent K Chong and Danny Sudarso
title_short The effect of organisational ethical climate and peer monitoring control systems on budgetary slack: an experimental study / Vincent K Chong and Danny Sudarso
title_sort effect of organisational ethical climate and peer monitoring control systems on budgetary slack: an experimental study / vincent k chong and danny sudarso
topic Planning. Business planning. Strategic planning
Organization
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29959/