... for both individuals and the university. Formal management control systems designed to address such behaviours are perceived to be largely ineffective in identifying, managing, eliminating or even mitigating the consequences of such dysfunctionality. Instead, it is informal control processes...

... COVID-19 Job design Control systems Autoethnography Social distancing This essay outlines the author’s reflections on how COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the existing organisational activities (Abi Younes et al., 2020 ; Ratten, 2020). The coronavirus crisis has given us an impetus...

... to add to our understanding of the antecedents and outcomes of the use of interactive control systems. This paper furthers our understanding of Simons’ framework by synthesising and analysing the literature over 25 years. It provides insight into the varying interpretations of the concepts...

... and organizational change Performance management Control systems Activity-based management approach Cost management Critical research Scientific management has invariably been identified with innovations in the management of manufacturing in the late 1800s and early 1900s, primarily proselytised...

... ways to assess the impact of popular management concepts. Niels Dechow can be contacted at: niels.dechow@ebs.e © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Balanced scorecard Control systems Performance management Management control systems Performance measurement I draw...

...Mathew Tsamenyi*; John Cullen; Juliana Meira; Nikos D. Kartalis; Mathew Tsamenyi; John Cullen Purpose Inter‐firm relationships are increasingly being adopted as competitive tools. However, the challenges created by these relationships for the design and use of management control systems (MCS) have...

...Eliana Minelli; Gianfranco Rebora; Matteo Turri Purpose The aims of the paper are to: present a theoretical framework for analysing the functioning and consequences of control systems; understand and compare the structure and impact of control systems on two Italian public administrations also...