The effect of service process type, business strategy and life cycle stage on bureaucratic MCS in service organizations |
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Authors: | Sofiah Md Auzair Kim Langfield-Smith |
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Institution: | aSchool of Accounting, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia;bDepartment of Accounting and Finance, P.O. Box 11E, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Australia, |
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Abstract: | This study uses the survey method to investigate the influence of several contingent variables on the design of MCS in service organizations. MCS was conceptualized in terms of five dimensions: action/results controls, formal/informal controls, tight/loose controls, restricted/flexible controls, and impersonal/interpersonal controls to form a composite measure of the degree of MCS bureaucracy. The framework used in this study recognizes that the service process type, business strategy, and stage in the organizational life cycle influence the choice of MCS design within an organization. Questionnaires were administered to financial controllers of service organizations operating in Australia. Using t tests and multiple regression analysis, the results indicated that (1) mass service, mature and cost leader firms place a greater emphasis on more bureaucratic forms of MCS, compared to professional service, growth and differentiator firms, and (2) service process type, organizational life cycle stage, and business strategies have a significant influence on the design of a firm's MCS. |
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Keywords: | MCS Strategy Service organizations Life cycle |
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