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| Management control mechanisms | Definition | Relationships | Empirical evidence |
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| Financial control scheme |
| Diagnostic control | Observes events by looking for breaches from present criteria. | Defense (+) Aggressive (-) | Simons [35] |
| Interactive control | Principles that make significant of the subgroup to talk, communicate, educate, and try to find ways. | Defense (-) Aggressive (+) | Simons [36] |
| Financial control intensity | Accountability for meeting well before performance objectives, which may or may not be stringent. | Defense (+) Aggressive (-, +) | Simons [37] |
| Variety of criteria | Requirements for effectiveness: restricted to broad | Defense (-) Offensive (+) | Merchant [38] Simons [37] |
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| Motivational control scheme |
| Motivational payments | There is a monetary incentive for motivating staff. | Defense (-) Offensive (+) | Simons [39] |
| How to determine motivational factors | Regarding management evaluations (perception and intellectual) or present (objective) formulae | Defense (+) Aggressive (-) | Govindarajan and Fisher [40] Simmons [41] |
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| Structural control scheme |
| Type of organizational structure | Human authority, decision-making, and interaction patterns | Defense (-) Aggressive (+) | Langfield-Smith [42] |
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| Cultural control scheme |
| Recruitment and selection control | To match personal views with the interest of the company, use recruitment, and instructional strategies. | Defense (-) Aggressive (+) | Abernethy [43] |
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