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Characterization of forms of management control in Beninese local governments: the cas of Benin’s municipalities
[Caractérisation des formes de contrôle de gestion dans les collectivités locales : le cas des communes béninoises]

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  • Gérard Edjiato
  • David Carassus

    (LIREM - Laboratoire de Recherche en Management (LIREM) - UPPA - Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour)

  • Christophe Godowski

Abstract

This study aims to characterize forms of management control in Beninese local authorities and their hierarchy, thus positioning itself at the heart of reflections on the strong demands of local public bodies in terms of control needs (Meyssonnier, 2019). Drawing on Malmi and Brown's (2008) framework, each of the dimensions of the management control package was operationalized, making it possible to consider the existence, importance and degree of use of management control tools and mechanisms. The results highlight a "top-down" configuration of the dimensions of the management control package. They thus generate real managerial implications that provide a framework for reflection on "tailor-made management control" (Alcouffe et al., 2013), both in its configuration and in its contribution to the managerial act in the African context (Livian, 2020).

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  • Gérard Edjiato & David Carassus & Christophe Godowski, 2023. "Characterization of forms of management control in Beninese local governments: the cas of Benin’s municipalities [Caractérisation des formes de contrôle de gestion dans les collectivités locales : ," Post-Print hal-04344240, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04344240
    DOI: 10.4000/fcs.11481
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