In this paper, we examine the role of budgets, as a central instrument within the management control system, in a creative context. In particular we investigate whether Simons' (199'8 1991, 1995) claim that stimulating creativity requires an interactive use of management controls, holds when...

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have become increasingly common. However, reported failure rates are high, underlining the challenge to effectively govern such relationships. The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the management control structure for different types of PPPs...

In this paper, we examine the role of budgets, as a central instrument within the management control system, in a creative context. In particular we investigate whether Simons' (1990, 1991, 1995) claim that stimulating creativity requires an interactive use of management controls, holds when...