Management Control

ANTHONY J. BERRY is Professor of Management Control, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.JANE BROADBENT is Professor of Accounting, Royal Holloway College, University of London, UK.DAVID OTLEY is KPMG Peat Marwick Professor of Accounting, University of Lancaster, UK.

• The Domain of Organisational ControlApproaches to Control in the Organisational LiteratureStructures of ControlProcedures for ControlThe Context of ControlPerformance Management: A Framework for AnalysisAccounting Systems and ControlPerformance Management PracticeDivisional Control and PerformanceStrategy and ControlCulture and ControlIntellectual Control and the Management Control of Knowledge ResourcesControl in NetworksControl of Supply ChainsManagement Controls in the Public Services: The Example of SchoolsRisk and Control: The Control of Risk and the Risk of ControlEthics, Organisation and ControlSustainability and Management ControlEnd Piece.

'Anyone who reads this book will gain a rich and up-to-date understanding of important management control issues that concern practitioners and researchers alike. One could not do better than starting here for insight into this area. Throughout the book is written in a lucid, accessible manner that does not detract from the intellectual weight of the content. It is well referenced and indexed. This is an excellent text for teaching or personal research that is easy to read and at the cutting edge of current research without ever being a slave to fashion or neglecting important older work in the area.' - Trevor Hopper, Professor of Management Accounting, University of Manchester, UK