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Changer d’outils de contrôle de gestion?De la cohérence instrumentale a la cohérence psychologique

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  • Annick Bourguignon

    (ESSEC Business School)

  • Alan Jenkins

    (ESSEC Business School)

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(VF)Le changement d’outil de contrôle de gestion, généralement pensé en termes de "cohérence", repose sur une hypothèse implicite concernant la relation entre les outils de gestion et les acteurs de l’organisation. C’est à la lumière de cette relation, à la croisée de divers champs de connaissance, que cette communication revisite les appels à la cohérence des outils de contrôle de gestion dans un contexte de changement. Nous suggérons que l’ exigence de cohérence «instrumentale» (c’est-à-dire au service de la performance et du succès) ne peut pas ignorer sans dommage les besoins de cohérence «psychologique» des acteurs. Cette proposition est illustrée par une étude de cas. (VA)Change in management control systems, usually considered in terms of «coherence», relies on unstated assumptions about the relations between management tools and techniques and organizational actors. By analyzing these relations in an interdisciplinary manner, this paper reexamines appeals to coherence typically made when management control systems change. We argue that demands for «instrumental coherence» (to enhance organizational perform-ance and success) run a considerable risk in ignoring the important needs for «psychological coherence» of actors. This thesis is illustrated by an empirical case.

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  • Annick Bourguignon & Alan Jenkins, 2004. "Changer d’outils de contrôle de gestion?De la cohérence instrumentale a la cohérence psychologique," Revue Finance Contrôle Stratégie, revues.org, vol. 7(3), pages 31-61, September.
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    Keywords

    changement; stratégie; acteurs; cohérence; système d’information de gestion; change; strategy; actors; coherence; management information systems.;
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    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting

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