A Conceptual Framework for the Design of Organizational Control Mechanisms Author(s): William G. Ouchi Source: Management Science, Vol. 25, No. 9 (Sep., 1979), pp. 833-848 Published by: INFORMS Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2630236 Accessed: 12/12/2008 16:24 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless
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Journal of Vocational Behavior 66 (2005) 532–548 www.elsevier.com/locate/jvb Antecedents and consequences of reactions to developmental 360° feedbackq Leanne E. Atwater*, Joan F. Brett School of Management, Arizona State University West, 4701 W. Thunderbird Road, Glendale, AZ 85306-4908, USA Received 25 November 2003 Abstract This study investigated the factors that influence leadersÕ reactions to 360° feedback and the relationship of feedback reactions to subsequent development activities
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producing in-house and use more international sourcing. Changes to recording methods include the use of different methods of information collection and processing, e.g. bar coding in retailing and manufacture and electronic exchange of information. Control methods are more computer based and are becoming part of increasingly integrated systems. There are some obvious problems still to be solved. Procedures are needed to bring one-off analyses of
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Administration The Use of Management Control Systems in the Hospitality Industry Supervisor: Per-Magnus Andersson Authors: Richard G. Sicari Fredrik J. Söderlund i Abstract Title: Seminar Date: Course: Authors: Advisor: Key Words: The Use of Management Control Systems in the Hospitality Industry 2011-06-01 BUSP02: Master Thesis in Accounting and Management Control Richard G. Sicari and Fredrik J. Söderlund Per-Magnus Andersson Hospitality Industry, Management Control Systems, Performance Measurement
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SOCIAL CONTROL • What is Social Control? In sociological dictionaries, “social control” is defined to include all social processes, institutions and methods that produce (or attempt to produce) conformity or regulate the individual and collective conduct of its members. Social control refers generally to societal and political mechanisms or processes that regulate individual and group behavior, leading to conformity and compliance to the rules of a given society, state, or social group
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COMMON VULNERABILITIES IN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CONTROL SYSTEMS Jason Stamp, John Dillinger, and William Young Networked Systems Survivability and Assurance Department Jennifer DePoy Information Operations Red Team & Assessments Department Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM 87185-0785 22 May 2003 (2nd edition, revised 11 November 2003) Copyright © 2003, Sandia Corporation. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to display, copy, publish, and distribute this document
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limited to the description and analyze of the practice controlling cases. This essay will discuss how to achieve an effective organizational control from the three interdependent and integrated factors: the organizational system, culture and the correction process. First, I will elaborate the substance of organization and the patterns of the organizational control, then go into details to discuss how the organizational system and culture contribute to the effectiveness of controlling. And go through
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Great Britain. All rights reserved 0263-2373/96 $17.00 + 0.00 Effective Organizational Control'. A Framework, Applications, and Implications ERIC FLAMHOLTZ, Professor of Management, University of California at Los Angeles This article by Eric Flamholtz provides a framework for understanding the nature, role, functioning, design, and effects of organizational control systems. It represents a model of control which can be used to make this process more visible in organizations. It illustrates the
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divisionalized company Antonio Leotta Assistant Professor of Accounting University of Catania (Italy) Department: Impresa, Culture e Società Email: antonio.leotta@unict.it ABSTRACT The extant literature on inter-organizational control distinguishes the main control problems as coordination problems and appropriation concerns. The present study focuses on coordination problems and is intended to understand the process leading to the hybrid nature of inter-firm coordination modes and the role of
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Kiani Lane and Chelsea Carey October 28th 2015 Deepwater in Deep Trouble Summary: On April 20th 2010, the United States faced not only on of its largest environmental disasters but the biggest offshore oil spill in its history. Off the Gulf of Mexico a large oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, operated by British Petroleum, exploded killing 11 employees and leaking an estimated 4.9 million gallon of crude oil into the ocean. Furthermore, the explosion caused a subsequent fire resulting in the ultimate
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