[PDF] The Control Theory Manager eBook

Author : William Glasser, M.D.
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 10,18 MB
Release : 2010-11-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0062031074

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Combining the control theory of William Glasser with the wisdom of W. Edwards Deming, this indispensable management resource explains both what quality is and what lead-managers need to do to achieve it.

Author : A.J. Berry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 29,25 MB
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0429749317

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First published in 1998, this volume of readings provides an overview of the development of the study of Management Control theory over the past 35 years. The period encompasses the publication of a major and seminal text by Anthony and Dearden in 1965, which acted as a touchstone in defining the range and scope of management control systems. This laid management control’s foundations in accounting-based mechanisms of control, an element which has been seen as both a strength and a constraint. A good deal of work has followed, providing both a development of the tradition as well as a critique. In this volume we attempt to provide a range of readings which will illustrate the variety of possibilities that are available to researchers, scholars and practitioners in the area. The readings illustrate the view that sees control as goal directed and integrative. They go on to explore the idea of control as adaption, consider its relationship with social structure and survey the effects of the interplay between the organisation and the environment. The essays included are not intended to lead the reader through a well-ordered argument which concludes with a well reasoned view of how management control should be. Instead it seeks to illustrate the many questions which have been posed but not answered and to open up agendas for future research.

Author : Eric G. Flamholtz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 49,53 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1461313597

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Effective Management Control deals with a critical but relatively neglected and misunderstood aspect of organizational effectiveness: the process of controlling the behavior of people in organizations. The issue of organizational control and the design of an optimal control system is essential for the long term effectiveness of an organization: too little control can lead to confusion and chaos; conversely, too great a degree of control can result in the erosion of innovation and entrepreneurship. This monograph presents a conceptual framework for approaching these issues, and examines the role accounting can play in a successful control system. The author works towards an understanding of the nature, role, elements and functioning of organizational control and control systems in organizations. The book posits and discusses the features of a core control system and its component parts, including: planning, measurement and feedback, evaluation and reward sub-systems. It also discusses the ways in which a core control system operates within a larger organizational structure and culture. The theory is illustrated through its application to a particular case study.

Author : William Glasser
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 23,93 MB
Release : 1985-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780060912925

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Explains the inner basis of all our behavior and feelings and the way by which we may control our emotions and actions for healthier, productive lives

Author : Vladimir N. Burkov
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 47,31 MB
Release : 2015-03-02
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1498714242

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Introduction to Theory of Control in Organizations explains how methodologies from systems analysis and control theory, including game and graph theory, can be applied to improve organizational management. The theory presented extends the traditional approach to management science by introducing the optimization and game-theoretical tools required

Author : William T. Powers
Publisher : Living Control Systems Publ
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 46,43 MB
Release : 2016-05-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1938090128

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These introductions and readings provide a comprehensive range of information for the study of Perceptual Control Theory—papers, books, book reviews, resources on-line, demos and tutorial programs for your computer. Perceptual Control Theory, PCT, results from one man's curiosity, expertise, creativity and determination. The articles, books, and tutorial programs introduced in this volume would not have been written, certainly not this way, if it were not for William T. (Bill) Powers's seminal insight and tireless efforts across more that sixty years. The PCT explanation for what behavior is, how it works and what it accomplishes is well documented. It lays a foundation for a new natural science and can handle behavioral phenomena within a single testable concept of how living systems work. You can demonstrate it yourself with functioning computer simulations. Whether you are interested in improving education, resolving chronic psychological stress, understanding what is going on with an inconsolable baby, understanding the basis for our universal sense of justice, getting a different take on what emotions are, resolving conflict in general, becoming a better parent, manager, sales person, friend or lover, you will find fascinating insight when you review these readings and study this new explanatory concept with care.

Author : Sim B. Sitkin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : pages
File Size : 38,54 MB
Release : 2010-09-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1139490753

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Organization scholars have long acknowledged that control processes are integral to the way in which organizations function. While control theory research spans many decades and draws on several rich traditions, theoretical limitations have kept it from generating consistent and interpretable empirical findings and from reaching consensus concerning the nature of key relationships. This book reveals how we can overcome such problems by synthesising diverse, yet complementary, streams of control research into a theoretical framework and empirical tests that more fully describe how types of control mechanisms (e.g., the use of rules, norms, direct supervision or monitoring) aimed at particular control targets (e.g., input, behavior, output) are applied within particular types of control systems (i.e., market, clan, bureaucracy, integrative). Written by a team of distinguished scholars, this book not only sheds light on the long-neglected phenomenon of organizational control, it also provides important directions for future research.

Author : Kang-Zhi Liu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 25,4 MB
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 1118754425

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Comprehensive and up to date coverage of robust control theory and its application • Presented in a well-planned and logical way • Written by a respected leading author, with extensive experience in robust control • Accompanying website provides solutions manual and other supplementary material