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Vallis Aurea : Journal of Sustainable Development and Innovation, Vol. 7. No. 1., 2021.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.2507/IJVA.7.1.1.76

THE ADOPTION OF MANAGEMENT CONTROLS FROM A COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE

Joshua Mandre ; Makerere University Business School, Uganda
James Kagaari ; Kyambogo University
Levi Kabagambe ; Makerere University Business School
Joseph Ntayi ; Makerere University Business School

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether self-organisation predicts of adoption of management controls in manufacturing firms. The study employed the lens of complex adaptive systems theory to investigate the research question. The study used a cross-sectional survey to collect data from 202 manufacturing firms with the use of a multi-dimensional self-administered questionnaire Data were analyzed quantitatively using PLS-SEM. The findings indicate a positive relationship between innovativeness, emergence and adoption of management controls. The hypothesis for networks of interaction was not supported.

Keywords

Management control; Adoption; complex adaptive systems

Hrčak ID:

261519

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/261519

Publication date:

30.6.2021.

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