Management Control and Uncertainty
Published on 28. November 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXVI, 277 pages
978-1-349-48319-8 (ISBN)
Description
Management Control and Uncertainty recognizes that all control takes place under conditions of uncertainty: it does now, and it always has done. In this edited collection, the contributing authors examine different aspects of management control systems in the modern world whilst paying more explicit attention to the ubiquitous nature of uncertainty
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Edition
1st ed. 2014
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XXVI, 277 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-48319-8 (9781349483198)
DOI
10.1057/9781137392121
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
M. Association | D. Otley | K. Soin
Management Control and Uncertainty
Book
11/2014
Palgrave Macmillan
€106.99
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Persons
David Otley is Distinguished Professor of Accounting and Management (Emeritus) at Lancaster University Management School, UK. His research interests include management control systems, behavioural aspects of management accounting, managerial performance evaluation and performance-related pay.
Kim Soin is Associate Professor of Accounting and Management and Director of Postgraduate Research Students at the University of Exeter Business School, UK. Her current research focuses on the UK financial sector and the effects of the financial crisis in 2007-2009; how to improve corporate governance and rebuild trust and reputation in banks and regulators; risk management regulatory systems and the effects of marketization and (de)regulation in UK universities.
Kim Soin is Associate Professor of Accounting and Management and Director of Postgraduate Research Students at the University of Exeter Business School, UK. Her current research focuses on the UK financial sector and the effects of the financial crisis in 2007-2009; how to improve corporate governance and rebuild trust and reputation in banks and regulators; risk management regulatory systems and the effects of marketization and (de)regulation in UK universities.
Content
1. Introduction; David T. Otley and Kim Soin 2. Contributions of Clive Emmanuel; Martine Cools 3. Management Control Research: A Review of Current Developments; Roland Spekle and Anne-Marie Kruis 4. From Make-or-buy to Co-ordinating Collaboration; Henri Dekker and Shannon Anderson 5. Researching the Human Side of Management Control: Using Survey-Based Methods; Sally Widener 6. Management Control and Uncertainty; David Otley 7. Managing Through Uncertainty; Mike Bourne 8. Uncertainty as a Determinant of Performance Measurement and Compensation Systems; Julia Mundy + Abernethy 9. Controlling Creativity: Paradox or Necessity; Jan Pfister 10. Managing Management Controls; Sophie Tessier 11. Feel the Risk; Elaine Harris 12. Risk Management in UK Universities; Kim Soin + Huber + Wheatley 13. Management Control and Uncertainty in Electricity; Liz Warren 14. How Can Management Control Research Facilitate the Management of Uncertainty?; Olivier Saulpic and Phillipe Zarlowski 15. Cultural Theory and MA; Philip and Alexander Linsley 16. The Existential Perversity of Management Accounting and Control; Lowe and de Loo 17. Middle-Range Thinking and Management Control Systems; Jane Broadbent and Richard Laughlin