Description: 1 The Nature and Role of Organizational Control.- The Nature of Control.- The Need for Organizational Control.- Control Versus Control Systems.- Conclusion.- Endnotes.- References.- 2 Organizational Control Systems: A Framework.- A Model of an Organizational Control System.- Uses of the Control Systems Model.- Illustration of the Model's Application.- Conclusion.- Endnotes.- References.- 3 The Role of Planning in Control.- Action Definition of Planning.- Components of the Planning System.- The Relationship between Planning and Control.- Steps in the Planning Process.- Illustration of Development of a Plan.- The Function of Planning in Control.- Endnotes.- References.- 4 The Role of Measurement and Feedback in Control.- Nature of Measurement and Feedback.- The Psycho-Technical Systems Framework.- Measurement's Process Functions.- Measurements Output Functions.- Conclusion.- Endnotes.- References.- 5 The Role of Evaluation in Organizational Control.- Nature of Evaluation System.- Methods of Evaluation.- Source of Evaluations.- Measurement Aspects of Evaluation Methods.- Evaluation Methods.- Problems of Evaluation Methods.- Overall Assessment of Evaluation Methods.- Evaluation Systems as Components of Control Systems.- Summary.- Appendix 5-1: Instructions for Alternation Ranking Reports.- Endnotes.- References.- 6 The Role of Reward Systems in Control.- Nature of Reward Systems.- Role of Rewards as a Component of Control Systems.- Types of Reward Systems.- Strategic use Compensation as Reward.- Promotion-Reward Systems.- Difficulties of Reward Systems.- Summary.- Endnotes.- References.- 7 The Role of Organizational Structure and Culture in Control.- Role of Organizational Structure in Control.- Role of Organizational Culture in Control.- Strategic use of Culture inControl.- Relations Among Culture, Structure, and the Core-Control System.- Endnotes.- References.- 8 The Role of Accounting Systems in Organizational Control.- Definition of Accounting Control System.- Budgetary Control System.- Responsibility Accounting.- Standard Cost-Variance Control Systems.- Conclusion.- Endnotes.- References.- 9 The Design and Evaluation of Effective Control Systems.- Criteria of Effective Control Systems.- Illustrations of Control Systems.- The Overall Control System.- Conclusion.- Endnotes.- References.

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