Title: Management control evaluation: a teaching case

Authors: S. Kanthi Herath, Atul Gupta

Addresses: Associate Professor, School of Business, Clark Atlanta University, 223 James P. Brawley Drive, S.W. Atlanta, GA 30314, USA. ' School of Business and Economics, Lynchburg College, 1501 Lakeside Drive, Lynchburg, VA 24501, USA

Abstract: Case studies are an innovative method of learning. This case provides students with guidelines to gaining an understanding of management control in a real-world setting. It requires students to obtain a manufacturing firm as a client, and to gain an understanding of the firm|s management control practices.

Keywords: case studies; innovation; learning; management control; plan of action; manufacturing; teaching cases; group assignment.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIL.2006.009561

International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2006 Vol.3 No.4, pp.363 - 373

Published online: 23 Apr 2006 *

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