... on the interactions between top managers and the project teams. Findings The authors found that MEC uses formal control mechanisms such as a stage-gate model and a project management and reporting system to keep track of the progress of innovation projects. In addition, top managers use informal controls through...

...Prof. John Burns, Prof. Bill Nixon; Mark Evans; Basil Phillip Tucker Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the ways in which both formal and informal control, operating as a package, are implicated in responding to organisational change arising from the introduction of the Australian...

... to apply within a NFP context. Moreover, the roles of formal management control systems and informal control are quite distinct, with the latter predominating in responding to prior performance. Originality/value – Despite recognition in the management accounting literature of the likely influence...