Management Control Systems: The use of the Stage-Gate Process in an environment of innovation

Autor: Miguel Gil Robles
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Contabilidad y Negocios: Revista del Departamento Académico de Ciencias Administrativas, Vol 13, Iss 25, Pp 70-81 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1992-1896
2221-724X
DOI: 10.18800/contabilidad.201701005
Popis: The objective of this research is to understand how the Management Control Systems (MCS) perform in a context of innovation. Using the case study method, this study analyze the evolution of a MCS based on the characteristics of the Stage-gate process (Copper, 1990), which was implemented in a small company specialized in the development of mobile applications with operations in Guadalajara, Mexico. The study concluded that, due to the size of the company, the MCS evolved to use informal controls that favored innovation in the development of the products.
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