Management Control Systems

About this programme

A central question for all organizations is how to get management’s and employees’ behaviour to align in order to achieve the organization’s objectives and strategy. In this course we will discuss the most frequent (non-economic) control systems that are used for that. These systems can take many forms such as formulation of the objectives, code of conduct, performance measures and reward systems. We will work with case studies from the forest sector. The equivalent of 30 credits business admininstration, or 30 credits within one of the following subjects/disciplinary domains - forestry science - forest science - forest management - forest and wood engineering and English 6. Finalized by: Ordföranden för programnämnden för utbildning inom skog (PN-S), 2023-12-22 Valid from : Spring semester 2025 (2025-01-20) The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest. The equivalent of 30 credits business admininstration, or 30 credits within one of the following subjects/disciplinary domains - forestry science - forest science - forest management - forest and wood engineering and English 6. The course will give students knowledge and a thorough understanding on how control systems contribute to the objectives of an organisation, and which aspects the organisation need to take into consideration when developing its control system In this course the students will discuss the systems and tools management may use to ensure that their objectives are being met. The focus in thi