Motivational Aspects of Management Control

Eugene McKenna

Chapter 8 in New Perspectives in Management Control, 1983, pp 137-162 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Control is often construed as a process, based on influence, authority and power, in which a person, a group or an organisation intentionally affects what another person, group or organisation will do. Conformity to organisational norms is a normal feature of this type of control (Tannenbaum, 1962). Such a definition of control is too restrictive if we are to do justice to a realistic assessment of management control. This chapter will address itself to an appraisal of management control and its motivational implications.

Keywords: Social Control; Management Control; Participative Process; Achievement Motivation; Aspiration Level (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1983
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-17198-9_8

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