Abstract
Through an empirical case study, this article examines the operation of multiple management control systems as a package in a Danish manufacturing company. The analysis focuses on four different management control systems – cybernetic controls, planning controls, reward controls, and administrative controls – through the theoretical lens of globalization, localization, and glocalization. Based on a single-case study, the analysis documents that these different management control systems are affected differently by the processes of globalization and localization, some of which are universal throughout the organization and others have more particular characteristics. Specifically, this study finds that cybernetic controls and administrative controls are designed as global management control systems. Planning controls and reward and compensation controls are glocal systems. The finding leads to the conclusion that primary control systems are designed as global systems, which are universal throughout the company, whereas secondary systems are designed as glocal systems.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 8th Conference on Performance Measurement and Management Control |
Number of pages | 25 |
Publisher | European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management |
Publication date | 2015 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | 8th Conference on Performance Measurement and Management Control - Nice, France Duration: 30 Sept 2015 → 2 Oct 2015 |
Conference
Conference | 8th Conference on Performance Measurement and Management Control |
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Country/Territory | France |
City | Nice |
Period | 30/09/2015 → 02/10/2015 |