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Control at a distance as self-control: the renewal of the myth of control through technology

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Dambrin, Claire ()
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This paper draws on socio-institutional research on accounting technology. It underlines the ability of one type of accounting technology (performance measurement technology) to be a base for control at a distance since this technology links together discourse and calculation.

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Paper provided by HEC Paris in its series Les Cahiers de Recherche with number 876.

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Length: 39 pages
Date of creation: 01 Nov 2007
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Handle: RePEc:ebg:heccah:0876

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Keywords: accounting; technology; control at a distance;

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M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting - - Accounting - - - Accounting

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