Function of Control
Ekanayake, S. (2004). Agency Theory, National Culture and Management Control Systems.
The Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge. 4(1/2), 49-54.
Credibility: Author Analysis
Dr. Samson Ekanayake is a senior lecturer with the Faculty of Business & Law at Deakin University in Victoria, Australia. His work is in the School of Accounting Economics & Finance at Deakin University. Ekanayake was educated at the University of Kent (UK) and at Lancaster University (UK). He has had substantial experience working in private industry, including serving as finance manager for Mitsubishi Machinery Industry and serving as an economist with the Fiji Sugar Corporation.
Credibility: Intended Audience
The intended audience for this scholarly article is not clearly explained but it appears to be an ideal way to introduce students and other interested parties to agency theory, and how agency theory dovetails with management control systems. Those recent...
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