Management control systems.
ResearchPublished Jan 1, 2004
A description of management control systems, considering the management functions of control and decisionmaking. These are related to the objective and functions of a management control system. The problem areas of performance measurement, the language barrier between manager and system, and the costs of such systems are described. An introduction to feedback control systems is included as an appendix.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
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- Year: 2004
- Print Format: Paperback
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- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/P2758
- Document Number: P-2758
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Farmer, J. A., Management control systems. RAND Corporation, P-2758, 2004. As of September 13, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P2758.html
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