The Significance of Management Control Research on the Social Problem-Solving-Oriented Cross-Sector Network Organization

Abstract

This paper examines the concept and research potential for the management control research on the cross-sector network organization in which government, non-profit organizations, and businesses bring their resources and collaborate across sector boundaries. The management control research can refer to the prior findings of the inter-organizational management control and the strategic management control in research of network organizations. On the other hand, it is necessary to conduct research that considers the characteristics of the network organizations, such as examining performance management that fits organizations that are connected through loose relationships that are not necessarily based on contracts.