Finally, managers need to understand that the capital-budgeting process is affected by
a number of important behavioral considerations. Foremost among these considerations is
the conflict that arises from using DCF models for investment decision making but accrual
accounting numbers (such as ROI) for subsequent appraisal of financial performance, and
also from incentive conflicts associated with the use of fixed-performance contracts. The use
of EVA ® for performance appraisal, the use of relative performance for compensation and
reward, and the use of post-audits may help reduce this conflict and achieve greater congruency
between the goals of decision makers and the goals of the organization as a whole.