[Vocabulary] Antecedents means in this case?

[ZOEYW]

"This paper investigate four potential reasons (strategy formation for instance)for budgeting, their antecedents (organizational strategy for instance), and several....."

This is the beginning of article I read. What does antecedents mean here? Reasons antecedents???

Thanks in advance!

 

[MikeNewYork]

"This paper investigate four potential reasons (strategy formation for instance)for budgeting, their antecedents (organizational strategy for instance), and several....."

This is the beginning of article I read. What does antecedents mean here? Reasons antecedents???

Thanks in advance!

We need some context to give you a proper answer. In general, "antecedent" means something that comes before something else that logically stems from the antecedent.

 

[ZOEYW]

Sure. Here is the first sentence for the first chapter.
"This paper investigates four potential reasons for budgeting in organizations (operational planning, performance evaluation, communication of goals, and strategy formation), their antecedents (e.g. organizational strategy and structure), and several budgeting characteristics (e.g., target difficulty and budget emphasis) that potential influence these reasons-to-performance."

Thanks!

We need some context to give you a proper answer. In general, "antecedent" means something that comes before something else that logically stems from the antecedent.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Sure. Here is the first sentence for the first chapter.
"This paper investigates four potential reasons for budgeting in organizations (operational planning, performance evaluation, communication of goals, and strategy formation), their antecedents (e.g. organizational strategy and structure), and several budgeting characteristics (e.g., target difficulty and budget emphasis) that potential influence these reasons-to-performance."

Thanks!

For me it says that one must understand the organizational strategy and structure along with target difficulty and budget emphasis to understand the actual budget of an organization.