The Growth Share Matrix (BCG Matrix) was introduced by the Boston Consulting Group more than 35 years ago and is still in widespread use despite severe doubts as to its suitability. This paper summarizes the respective research results gathered over the years and illustrates the problems of the...

Management control in training institutions is still a missing topic in theoretical and empirical management control research. Therefore the following article presents a framework of management control in training institutions based on the main terms discussed in this context. To illustrate and...

The following paper analyzes the results of empirical controlling research in German-speaking countries from 1990 to 2007 with focus on how far the characteristics of the planning system have an impact on business success. We identify fifteen empirical studies on this subject from which we...

The lively debate about converging or diverging management practices is not yet decided. Human resource management (HRM) is no exception. Using the widely discussed issue of HR specialists handing over HR tasks to line management as an example, the article analyses whether European companies in...

This study presents a longitudinal analysis of patterns of investment in advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) and financial performance. Investments in AMT from 112 manufacturing plants in the metal-working industries are examined. Data were collected via a mail survey administered to 202...