The Choice of Management Control Information: Further Findings

HOW TO RESOLVE THE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION BETWEEN INFORMATION PRODUCERS, AND MIDDLE MANAGERS AS TO THE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS OF MIDDLE MANAGEMENT JOBS IS THE BASIC QUESTION. BECAUSE MANAGERS DISAGREED AS TO WHAT WERE THE SUCCESS CRITERIA OF MIDDLE MANAGEMENT JOBS, DIFFERENT MANAGERS THOUGHT THAT...

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Published in:Management International Review 1973-01, Vol.13 (1), p.47-52
Main Authors: Dew, R. Beresford, Gee, Kenneth P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business management
Control
Cost control
Employee attitude
Information
Information management
Information relevance
Management
Management development
Middle management
Operations management
Performance metrics
Production management
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Summary:HOW TO RESOLVE THE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION BETWEEN INFORMATION PRODUCERS, AND MIDDLE MANAGERS AS TO THE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS OF MIDDLE MANAGEMENT JOBS IS THE BASIC QUESTION. BECAUSE MANAGERS DISAGREED AS TO WHAT WERE THE SUCCESS CRITERIA OF MIDDLE MANAGEMENT JOBS, DIFFERENT MANAGERS THOUGHT THAT DIFFERENT CONTROL INFORMATION WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THOSE JOBS. THERE IS A NEED FOR MORE AGREEMENT ON THE SUCCESS CRITERIA TO BE APPLIED TO MIDDLE MANAGEMENT. THERE IS ALSO A NEED FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN INFORMATION PRODUCERS AND INFORMATION RECIPIENTS. THE MAIN PROBLEM IN WIDENING THE SCOPE OF CONTROL INFORMATION WAS NOT SO MUCH TECHNOLOGICAL AS ATTITUDINAL - A PROBLEM OF PERSUADING MANAGERS TO ACCEPT THAT NEW TYPES OF CONTROL INFORMATION COULD BE OF VALUE TO THEM.
ISSN:0025-181X
0938-8249
1861-8901