Reconceptualizing Organizational Control

Markus Kreutzer is a Professor of Strategic and International Management at EBS Business School, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht, in Germany. He received his doctorate in strategic management from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Prior to joining EBS, he worked as Assistant Professor of Strategic Management at the Institute of Management at the University of St. Gallen and as Visiting Professor at the Entrepreneurship Department at IESE Business School. His research interests, along with organizational control, include interorganizational strategy-making, strategic renewal and adaptation, and business model innovation. He has published his research in peer-reviewed journals, such as Academy of Management Annals, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management Studies, Strategic Management Journal, and Strategy Science. Jorge Walter is a Professor of Strategic Management and Public Policy at the George Washington University School of Business. He received his doctorate in strategic management from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, was a visiting researcher at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a postdoctoral researcher at the Stern School of Business at New York University. His research interests include strategy formulation and implementation processes, knowledge/technology transfer, social networks, and social capital. He has published more than twenty articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Science, Personnel Psychology, and Strategic Management Journal.

• Part I. (Re-)Introducing Organizational Control: 1. Introduction; 2. What is organizational control?; 3. A history of organizational control; Part II. Current State Of Organizational Control: 4. An organizational control framework; Part III. Quo Vadis Organizational Control?: 5. The future of work inside and outside organizations; 6. Reconceptualizing organizational control; 7. New directions for organizational control theory and practice.

'Control is a fundamental in our increasingly complex world of organizations. Managers must make choices about how much to use formal and informal control mechanisms to foster focus, coordination, engagement, and a sense of community and trust. In this important book, which goes beyond standard approaches, Kreutzer and Walter integrate the extensive research on control and synthesize the key implications of that work. For those who wish to study control and those who wish to manage it, this volume is an indispensable reference and springboard for research and practice.' Sim B. Sitkin, Michael W. Krzyzewski University Distinguished Professor and Professor of Management and Public Policy, Duke University