How Do Framed Messages Affect Budget Recommendations? An Experiment In Federal Government Budgeting

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dc.contributor.advisorMarvel, John
dc.contributor.authorLitton, Eric
dc.creatorLitton, Eric
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-22T01:20:31Z
dc.date.available2018-10-22T01:20:31Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractGovernment agencies go through a budgeting process every year that guides the success or failure of numerous programs that affect our lives. Most research on this process has analyzed budgets at the organizational-level, which does not consider the myriad of factors that influence the people doing the actual budgeting. This dissertation utilizes an original experiment to test how framed communication can affect budget recommendations. It finds that message framing, personality characteristics, and even demographics can influence budget recommendations. It uses these results to recommend organizational policy to improve the budget process.
dc.format.extent275 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/11289
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2017 Eric Litton
dc.subjectOrganization theory
dc.subjectBudgeting
dc.subjectDecision making
dc.subjectExperimental vignette
dc.subjectFraming
dc.subjectOrganizational behavior
dc.titleHow Do Framed Messages Affect Budget Recommendations? An Experiment In Federal Government Budgeting
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplinePublic Policy
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelPh.D.

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