Imprinting founders’ blueprints on management control systems

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Imprinting founders’ blueprints on management control systems

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In this paper we seek to understand the influence of founders on the design and use of management control systems (MCS) through a theoretical lens known as imprinting. The organizational literature shows that founders are a source of imprinting, since their unique background informs the blueprint for their organization, which can affect patterns of organizational design and development. We undertake a case study of an innovative early-stage growth-focused manufacturing firm established by fou...

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Research paper

Research format

Journal article

Date created

2019

Creator

Kober R / Akroyd, Chris

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https://hdl.handle.net/10092/103614

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Management control systems / imprinting / founder blueprint / commitment / culture / early-stage firm / Applied Economics / Accounting, Auditing and Accountability / Sociology / Commerce, management, tourism and services / Accounting, auditing and accountability / Management accounting / Strategy, management and organisational behaviour / Entrepreneurship / Organisational behaviour / Corporate governance

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