Abstract:
In this thesis the influence of management control systems on innovation management is examined. In order to discuss the influence of management controls systems on innovation, a framework is developed, in which several factors that influence the management of innovation are examined. These factors are divided into three main components, organizational design, resources and management. These three components consist of in total eleven elements. The organizational design component consists of the elements corporate strategy, organizational structure, organizational culture and external environment. The resource component consists of human resources, technological resources, and financial resources. The management component consist of leadership, knowledge management and the innovation process. Besides that, the influence of controls within these factors is discussed. The influence of four type of controls is examined, in which controls have an influence on elements within the framework. Existing literature states that MCSs have a positive influence on the management of innovation. A case study is used to find empirical evidence of the positive influence of MCSs on innovation. One can conclude that MCSs indeed have a positive effect on the management of innovation, in which MCSs mainly have a positive influence on the resource component and the management component.
