An exploratory study on the emergence of management control systems: formalizing human resources in small growing firms

By Tony Davila. 2005

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Subfields: Management Information Systems, Strategy and Management

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Introducing the First Management Control Systems: Evidence from the Retail Sector (2006, methodology): “…amount of formal systems already in place and, thus, are less concerned about running ‘‘out of control’’ than early-stage firms.1 Second, the first MCS introduced provide a foundation for the future development of MCS in the firm (Davila 2005; Davila and Foster 2005b; Nelson and Winter 1982).”
High performance work practices in small firms: a resource-poverty and strategic decision-making perspective (2013, background): “Career opportunities in larger organisations are also more likely to become formalised as roles become more differentiated (Davila 2005).”
The moderating effect of organisational life cycle stages on the association between the interactive and diagnostic approaches to using controls with organisational performance (2015, background): “…to death, and has been empirically tested and supported in both the OLC and management accounting literature (Auzair and Langfield-Smith, 2005; Davila, 2005; Drazin and Kazanjian, 1990; Kazanjian and Drazin, 1990; Kallunki and Silvola, 2008; Miller and Friesen, 1984, 1982; Moores and Yuen,…”
The effect of organizational life cycle stage on the use of activity-based costing (2007, background): “reported that the life cycle stage is an important driver of the emergence of management control systems (Miller and Friesen, 1984; Moores and Yuen, 2001; Davila, 2005; Md. Auzair and Langfield-Smith, 2005; Granlund and Taipaleenmäki, 2005).”
Management Accounting Systems Adoption Decisions: Evidence and Performance Implications from Early‐Stage/Startup Companies (2005, methodology): “Recently, the adoption of MAS in younger firms has begun to receive attention (Moores and Yuen 2001; Davila 2005; Sandino 2005).”
Management control systems in innovation companies: a literature based framework (2014, methodology): “Therefore, with increasing size informal controls become less suitable and control has to become more formalised (Davila 2005).”