Management Control and Uncertainty

Management Control and Uncertainty recognizes that all control takes place under conditions of uncertainty: it does now, and it always has done. In this edited collection, the contributing authors examine different aspects of management control systems in the modern world whilst paying more explicit attention to the ubiquitous nature of uncertainty

1. Introduction; David T. Otley and Kim Soin 2. Contributions of Clive Emmanuel; Martine Cools 3. Management Control Research: A Review of Current Developments; Roland Spekle and Anne-Marie Kruis 4. From Make-or-buy to Co-ordinating Collaboration; Henri Dekker and Shannon Anderson 5. Researching the Human Side of Management Control: Using Survey-Based Methods; Sally Widener 6. Management Control and Uncertainty; David Otley 7. Managing Through Uncertainty; Mike Bourne 8. Uncertainty as a Determinant of Performance Measurement and Compensation Systems; Julia Mundy + Abernethy 9. Controlling Creativity: Paradox or Necessity; Jan Pfister 10. Managing Management Controls; Sophie Tessier 11. Feel the Risk; Elaine Harris 12. Risk Management in UK Universities; Kim Soin + Huber + Wheatley 13. Management Control and Uncertainty in Electricity; Liz Warren 14. How Can Management Control Research Facilitate the Management of Uncertainty? ; Olivier Saulpic and Phillipe Zarlowski 15. Cultural Theory and MA; Philip and Alexander Linsley 16. The Existential Perversity of Management Accounting and Control; Lowe and de Loo 17. Middle-Range Thinking and Management Control Systems; Jane Broadbent and Richard Laughlin