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Markus Kreutzer
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Kreutzer
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PublicationOrganizational Control As Antidote To Politics In The Pursuit Of Strategic InitiativesIn contrast to the contingency approach advanced by most prior work, we suggest a complementary perspective on organizational control and its relationship with performance. We argue that the simultaneous use of behavior and outcome control capitalizes on their respective advantages, and is therefore more effective than a sole reliance on either control type. Moreover, with organizational control seeking alignment between individual and organizational goals, the benefits of such a complementary approach may be more pronounced in a context characterized by high levels of organizational politics, or the pursuit of individual at the expense of organizational goals. Our analysis of strategic initiatives pursued by 184 European corporations provides support for both a complementary approach to organizational control and a contingency effect of organizational politics.Type: journal articleJournal: Strategic Management JournalVolume: 36Issue: 9DOI: 10.1002/smj.2306
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PublicationFormal and Informal Control as Complements or Substitutes? The Role of the Task Environment(Academy of Management, 2014-08-04)
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PublicationAn Agenda for Organizational Control Research: Looking through the Kaleidoscope of the Past and PresentDuring the past 50 years, a substantial array of research on organizational control has been conducted in management. In spite of its historical prominence in strategic management and organization theory, control research has not been sufficiently cumulative. Organizational forms and environments have changed dramatically since theories concerning organizational control were developed, yet our theories and empirical research have not kept pace with the dramatic changes of our twentyfirst century. The purpose of this review is to make sense of this old, but fragmented research and to identify building blocks, critical relationships, trends, and a roadmap for future research.Type: conference paper
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PublicationOrganizational Control and Strategic Growth Initiatives - A Contingency Perspective( 2009-10-13)
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PublicationStrategic Initiatives and ControlBased on survey data of 201 firms in six industries, this paper examines the relationship between control mechanisms and the performance of strategic growth initiatives. We differentiate control along two dimensions: formality (formal, informal) and target of control (input, behavior, and output) to examine six control mechanisms. We formulate several hypotheses stating their relationship with initiative performance. The paper makes two major contributions. First, it contributes to a clearer conceptualization and operationalization of control mechanisms. The factor analysis results support distinct control mechanisms but suggest a more complex picture for our informal control mechanisms than initially proposed. Second, the findings from the regression analysis suggest distinct relationships between these control mechanisms and performance. These findings shed new light on the execution of strategic initiatives relevant to managers driving growth in their companies and points the way for future research in the area of corporate entrepreneurship and control research.Type: conference paper