Controlling innovations - a case study about management control in R&D departments
(2011)Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyse the influence of management control systems in innovation and development activities.
Methodology: A qualitative inductive approach is used and the thesis is conducted as a multiple descriptive case study, with interviews as the primary data source.
Theoretical perspectives: The study uses previous research and studies on the area of management control in R&D organisations, project management and innovations management. Empirical foundation: The authors have gathered information through interviews with managers from R&D departments in four different companies. Conclusions: Our findings describe the role of management control systems in R&D departments. It also shows... (More) - Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyse the influence of management control systems in innovation and development activities.
Methodology: A qualitative inductive approach is used and the thesis is conducted as a multiple descriptive case study, with interviews as the primary data source.
Theoretical perspectives: The study uses previous research and studies on the area of management control in R&D organisations, project management and innovations management. Empirical foundation: The authors have gathered information through interviews with managers from R&D departments in four different companies. Conclusions: Our findings describe the role of management control systems in R&D departments. It also shows differences between the structures of the management control systems in the case companies. (Less)
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- author
- Persson, Eric and Kang, Lu
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2011
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Management of enterprises, innovations, project management, case study, Management control, R&D, Företagsledning, management
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1976739
- date added to LUP
- 2011-06-01 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2012-11-12 11:40:03
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abstract = {{Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to describe and analyse the influence of management control systems in innovation and development activities.
Methodology: A qualitative inductive approach is used and the thesis is conducted as a multiple descriptive case study, with interviews as the primary data source.
Theoretical perspectives: The study uses previous research and studies on the area of management control in R&D organisations, project management and innovations management. Empirical foundation: The authors have gathered information through interviews with managers from R&D departments in four different companies. Conclusions: Our findings describe the role of management control systems in R&D departments. It also shows differences between the structures of the management control systems in the case companies.}},
author = {{Persson, Eric and Kang, Lu}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Controlling innovations - a case study about management control in R&D departments}},
year = {{2011}},
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