THE ADOPTION OF MANAGEMENT CONTROLS FROM A COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE

Category: Original scientific paper
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2507/IJVA.7.1.1.76
  • Mandre, JoshuaMakerere University Business School, Uganda
  • Kagaari, James, Kyambogo University
  • Kabagambe, Levi, Makerere University Business School, Uganda
  • Ntayi, Joseph, Makerere University Business School, Uganda
Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether self-organisation predicts of adoption of management controls in manufacturing firms. The study employed the lens of complex adaptive systems theory to investigate the research question. The study used a cross-sectional survey to collect data from 202 manufacturing firms with the use of a multi-dimensional self-administered questionnaire Data were analyzed quantitatively using PLS-SEM. The findings indicate a positive relationship between innovativeness, emergence and adoption of management controls. The hypothesis for networks of interaction was not supported.


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