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Management Control in Services. A Contingency Study of Responsibility Accounting in Highly Interactive Services

Modell, Sven LU (1998)
Abstract
This report examines the use of management control in services, with particular reference to the role of formal control systems in attributing and devolving responsibility within organizations. The study draws extensively on the service as well as the management control literature and advances an analytical framework based on a process-oriented approach to responsibility accounting. The study is primarily based on contingency theory, while some complementary perspectives are derived from agency theory. Two case studies are used to generate a theory of responsibility accounting in highly interactive services. The study combines deductive and inductive theorizing and makes a number of important contributions to service as well as management... (More)
This report examines the use of management control in services, with particular reference to the role of formal control systems in attributing and devolving responsibility within organizations. The study draws extensively on the service as well as the management control literature and advances an analytical framework based on a process-oriented approach to responsibility accounting. The study is primarily based on contingency theory, while some complementary perspectives are derived from agency theory. Two case studies are used to generate a theory of responsibility accounting in highly interactive services. The study combines deductive and inductive theorizing and makes a number of important contributions to service as well as management control research. (Less)
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Avhandlingen behandlar ekonomisk styrning i tjänsteproducerande organisationer med speciell tonvikt på användningen av ekonomisk information för fördelning av ansvar. Detta kopplas till en kontextuell referensram där produktionsprocessen i tjänsteverksamhet intar en central roll.
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author
supervisor
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  • Professor Hassel, Lars G.
organization
publishing date
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Thesis
publication status
published
subject
keywords
organizational technology, responsibility accounting, services, management control, contingency theory, agency theory, Management of enterprises, Företagsledning, management
pages
320 pages
publisher
CTF - Service Research Center, University of Karlstad S-651 88 Karlstad,
defense location
Crafoordsalen Ekonomicentrum
defense date
1998-03-27 10:15:00
external identifiers
  • other:ISRN: HKS-SHV-FR--98/3--SE
language
English
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yes
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128187e9-c2e5-48a2-ae14-190547813d35 (old id 18971)
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2016-04-01 16:56:16
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  abstract     = {{This report examines the use of management control in services, with particular reference to the role of formal control systems in attributing and devolving responsibility within organizations. The study draws extensively on the service as well as the management control literature and advances an analytical framework based on a process-oriented approach to responsibility accounting. The study is primarily based on contingency theory, while some complementary perspectives are derived from agency theory. Two case studies are used to generate a theory of responsibility accounting in highly interactive services. The study combines deductive and inductive theorizing and makes a number of important contributions to service as well as management control research.}},
  author       = {{Modell, Sven}},
  keywords     = {{organizational technology; responsibility accounting; services; management control; contingency theory; agency theory; Management of enterprises; Företagsledning; management}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{CTF - Service Research Center, University of Karlstad S-651 88 Karlstad,}},
  school       = {{Lund University}},
  title        = {{Management Control in Services. A Contingency Study of Responsibility Accounting in Highly Interactive Services}},
  year         = {{1998}},
}