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Leadership change: a case study analysis of strategy and control systems development

This paper reports on how a change of leadership at the CEO-level influences strategic practices and control systems development.The case study describes how the new chief executive developed and communicated his vision and strategy through control systems and structural change.The findings indicate...

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Main Authors: Alauddin, Ahmadasri, Abdullah, Zarifah, Ibrahim, Marhaiza
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2017
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HF5601 Accounting
Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/21044/1/shsconf_four2017%201%207ivi.pdf
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http://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20173408005
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spelling my.uum.repo.210442017-02-23T07:12:59Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/21044/ Leadership change: a case study analysis of strategy and control systems development Alauddin, Ahmadasri Abdullah, Zarifah Ibrahim, Marhaiza HF5601 Accounting This paper reports on how a change of leadership at the CEO-level influences strategic practices and control systems development.The case study describes how the new chief executive developed and communicated his vision and strategy through control systems and structural change.The findings indicate that senior employees’ involvement in strategic plan development (through SLT mechanism in this case) brought clarity and assurance to them.Meetings are important control mechanisms to structure the sharing of information and to enhance employee commitment and help decision making.It is argued leadership manifests through the interactions of leader with employees in many control practices.The findings have implications for family-owned businesses that are facing imminent change in leadership.They benefit founders/top managers that are about to change leadership of entrepreneurial firm to the next level by highlighting the importance of preparing leader’s capacity for an effective leadership role.The study also highlights some important factors which are seldom discussed in control theories. 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc4_by http://repo.uum.edu.my/21044/1/shsconf_four2017%201%207ivi.pdf Alauddin, Ahmadasri and Abdullah, Zarifah and Ibrahim, Marhaiza (2017) Leadership change: a case study analysis of strategy and control systems development. In: 17th Annual Conference of the Asian Academic Accounting Association (2016 FourA Conference), 20-22 November 2016, Kuching, Sarawak. http://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20173408005 doi:10.1051/shsconf/20173408005
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Alauddin, Ahmadasri
Abdullah, Zarifah
Ibrahim, Marhaiza
Leadership change: a case study analysis of strategy and control systems development
description This paper reports on how a change of leadership at the CEO-level influences strategic practices and control systems development.The case study describes how the new chief executive developed and communicated his vision and strategy through control systems and structural change.The findings indicate that senior employees’ involvement in strategic plan development (through SLT mechanism in this case) brought clarity and assurance to them.Meetings are important control mechanisms to structure the sharing of information and to enhance employee commitment and help decision making.It is argued leadership manifests through the interactions of leader with employees in many control practices.The findings have implications for family-owned businesses that are facing imminent change in leadership.They benefit founders/top managers that are about to change leadership of entrepreneurial firm to the next level by highlighting the importance of preparing leader’s capacity for an effective leadership role.The study also highlights some important factors which are seldom discussed in control theories.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Alauddin, Ahmadasri
Abdullah, Zarifah
Ibrahim, Marhaiza
author_facet Alauddin, Ahmadasri
Abdullah, Zarifah
Ibrahim, Marhaiza
author_sort Alauddin, Ahmadasri
title Leadership change: a case study analysis of strategy and control systems development
title_short Leadership change: a case study analysis of strategy and control systems development
title_full Leadership change: a case study analysis of strategy and control systems development
title_fullStr Leadership change: a case study analysis of strategy and control systems development
title_full_unstemmed Leadership change: a case study analysis of strategy and control systems development
title_sort leadership change: a case study analysis of strategy and control systems development
publishDate 2017
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/21044/1/shsconf_four2017%201%207ivi.pdf
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http://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20173408005
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