An Overview of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Approaches in Management Control Research.

Key Points

• This overview aims to explore different social and behavioral sciences approaches in management control research.
• Analysis of four studies focusing on social and behavioral science applications.
• Examination of approaches at the group and organizational levels.
• Discussion of implications and suggestions for multidisciplinary approaches.
• Identified varying perspectives on the application of social and behavioral sciences.
• Highlighted the need for multidisciplinary approaches to enrich management control research.
• Discussed implications for accounting and control research at macro levels.