Control at a distance as self-control: the renewal of the myth of control through technology

Claire Dambrin ()

No 876, HEC Research Papers Series from HEC Paris

Abstract: This paper draws on socio-institutional research on accounting technology. It underlines the ability of one type of accounting technology (performance measurement technology) to be a base for control at a distance since this technology links together discourse and calculation.

Keywords: accounting; technology; control at a distance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2007-11-01
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