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Two models of formal social control

open access: closedJournal of Criminal Justice, 1984
In recent years there has been an increasing concern with the link between judicial decisions and the socio-political attributes of the environment in which courts function. Little attention has been paid to the link between attorneys' advice and that same court environment. This study fills the gap. In this paper two models of formal social control
Margaret Platt Jendrek
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System Design and Social Reality: Formal and Informal Aspects of Administrative Control

open access: closedPersonnel Review, 1976
When computers were first used in work organizations they were seen principally as devices able to perform simple and limited functions. In consequence they were used to automate routine tasks which had previously been done manually — producing bills, payrolls etc — and they appeared in organizations primarily concerned with large‐scale information ...
Rolf Höyer
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Formal Control, Social Control and Guanxi in IT Outsourcing: A Study in Chinese Firms

open access: closed, 2017
Despite the fast growing trend, it is reported that IT outsourcing in China is fraught with high rates of failure. The buyers of IT outsourcing services in China face difficulties in selecting service providers, negotiating managing contracts, and maintain good relationship due to a lack of systematic guidelines on which governance mechanism to deploy ...
Wentao Jiang
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Does Control Matter? Exploring the Effects of Formal Control and Social Control on Knowledge Transfer in Service Supply Chain

open access: closed, 2014
This paper presents the effect of control on knowledge transfer in service supply chain with an empirical data from China Mobile. Formal control and Social control are mechanisms usually taken to promote knowledge transfer by buyer in service supply chain.
Adejiang Dawuti
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Exploring the Relationships between Strategy, Innovation, and Management Control Systems: The Roles of Social Networking, Organic Innovative Culture, and Formal Controls

open access: closedJournal of Management Accounting Research, 2011
ABSTRACT This paper is concerned with the relationship between strategy, management control systems (MCS), and innovation. MCS are described in terms of a package of controls that is comprised of social networking, organic innovative culture, and formal controls.
Robert H. Chenhall   +2 more
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INFORMAL AND FORMAL CONTROL OF SOCIAL DEVIANCE THROUGH EDUCATION

open access: closedSGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference EXPO Proceedings, 2014
Adrian Gorun
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