... limitations/implications This study adds to the interorganizational control literature by linking different forms of silence and trust to formal control mechanisms. Practical implications The recommendation is to use management control mechanisms at both strategic and operational management levels...

... analyzed by iterating with the literature used to frame this study, which combines organizational sensemaking, paradoxes and management control. Findings The sustainability paradox comprises various facets. Directors and middle managers interpret sustainability differently depending on their role...

...Jim Rooney; Yiyuan Cao Purpose Firms in the early stage of their organisational lifecycle (ESFs) are subject to concerns founded on a requirement for strategic flexibility, prompting engagement in inter-organisational relationships such as outsourcing. However, studies of the management control...

... and critiquing an early adopter’s practice. Integrated reporting Banking Cultural control Management control Integrated thinking Corporate reporting In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, investors, regulators and other stakeholders increased their scrutiny of companies’ long-term...