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Direct Control or Responsible Autonomy: Two Competing Approaches to the Management of Innovation in Information Systems Projects
Author(s) -
Currie W.L.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
creativity and innovation management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.148
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1467-8691
pISSN - 0963-1690
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8691.1996.tb00142.x
Subject(s) - autonomy , creativity , context (archaeology) , control (management) , business , work (physics) , knowledge management , management control system , information system , process management , economics , computer science , management , engineering , political science , electrical engineering , mechanical engineering , paleontology , law , biology
The article examines the theoretical positions of direct control and responsible autonomy in the context of empirical work in the financial sector on the management of information systems projects. Direct control is employed by managers through the use of formal project management methodologies and techniques. Responsible autonomy addresses the difficulties in applying direct control strategies and seeks to encourage creativity and innovation by developing an informal working environment for project managers and technical staff. Contextualising the two approaches for the financial services sector, a conceptual framework is developed on the relationship between management control strategies and information systems project risk.