Die Anforderungen an mittelständische Unternehmen stehen denen an große, börsennotierte Unternehmen in nichts nach. Vom Kleinstunternehmen bis hin zur mittelständischen Unternehmensgruppe ist daher ein unternehmensindividuelles, komplexitätsreduziertes Controlling zwingend erforderlich, um...

Purpose – This paper seeks to extend the understanding of how formal management control systems (MCSs) contribute to the construction of performance management systems (PMSs) in the French higher education (HE) sector. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical data are gathered both at the...

In this paper we discuss the Management Control Systems (MCSs)–strategy relationship in the light of an empirical analysis. We debate the attention to the fit of MCS and strategy at given moments in time which is typical of a contingency approach, and we search for an understanding of the...

Purpose – This paper seeks to extend the understanding of how formal management control systems (MCSs) contribute to the construction of performance management systems (PMSs) in the French higher education (HE) sector. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical data are gathered both at the...

This paper illustrates how interventionist research can be helpful in providing managerially relevant solutions and furthers the debate about the relationship between social science research and practice. Through this use of interventionist methods, the paper contributes to knowledge by...