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What is budgetary slack ? and how it affects the motivation of employee?

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Question added by هيثم ناجى , محاسب اول , الفيوم لصناعة السكر
Date Posted: 2016/11/02
David Sawdon
by David Sawdon , Corporate Commercial Manager , Modular Mining Systems Canada Ltd

Interesting question  - Budgetary slack is normally a deliberate under-statement of budget revenues or an over-estimation of budget expenses. By manipulating the budget a manager has a much better chance of achieving targets.

Very dangerous practice as it affects corporate performance at the end of the day!!!!!!

Behman Botrous
by Behman Botrous , Assistant Sales Manager , PPM Conrad Hotel, Hilton Group

Budgetary slack is the deliberate under-estimation of budgeted revenue or over-estimation of budgeted expenses.

Budgetary slack interferes with proper corporate performance, because employees only have an incentive to meet their budget goals, which are set quite low. When there is budgetary slack for multiple consecutive years, a company may find that its overall performance has declined in comparison to that of more aggressive competitors who use stretch goals. Thus, budgetary slack can have a long-term negative impact on the profitability and competitive positioning of a business.

Ahmad Sabry  Mahmoud
by Ahmad Sabry Mahmoud , Cost Accountant , Good Day Trade

budgetary slack is a number told by the employee in bottom up approach in preparing the budget which explain what the employee can achieve through the given period  by decreasing for example the sales revenue required or increasing for example the expenses, that give the employee the opportunity to achieve the budget in EASYE MODE with out stress.

and it has a negative impact on the employee motivation as they achieve their budget without any efforts

Gap between planned performance and actual performance.

Majid Wangade
by Majid Wangade , Senior Accountant , KANTOUR LIMITED COMPANY ( Real Estate, Construction and Asset Management )

It affects the CTC of personnel. Sometimes even gets fired.

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