723G71 · 7.5 credits · Basic level (G2F) · Företagsekonomi
Management Control
Active · next start VT 2027
92%
passed the latest ordinary exam
EXA1 · 20 Feb 2026 · 12 students
98%
passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years
EXA1 · 81 students
16%
Harder than 16% of courses at basic level
Compared with 874 courses at the same level, ordinary exams over the last three academic years. 36 students.
Exam
EXA1 Written Examiniation
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Ordinary exams
98% passed · 81 students
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Re-exams
No sittings with at least 5 students.
- Get B or A: 30% (81 students)
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Other modules
Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
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Main rounds
99% passed · 85 students
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Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
- Get B or A: 95% (85 students)
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About the course
Aim
After completed the course the students should be able to:
- describe the role of management control in organizations
- use different theories, models and concepts which are fundamental in the management of organizations
- analyze and discuss the limititations and shortcomings of the traditional means of management control
Content
Management control is a key function in an organization. It is the structure and the process whereby an organization tries to implement its strategic goals. The purpose of control is to achieve efficient use of resources in order to attain organizational effectiveness. For a commercial organization this involves meeting the demands on profitability set by the financial markets. The course gives a broad introduction to the field of management control of organizations and focuses on different theories , models and concepts which can be used by the management. The course covers a wide range of topics related to the management control environment and control process. The topics covered include models for control, organizing for financial resposibility, performance measurement, incentive systems, control in different contingencies, Activity Based Coscting, Balanced Scorecard etc.
- Examiner
- Gunilla S Andersson
- Main field of study
- Företagsekonomi