Technology, Planning and Management Control

Paper Summary:

This study attempts to show the correlation between technology, planning and management control processes. The paper showcases one particular company - Saudi Aramco - in a case study format. The paper provides a comprehensive literature review that deals with general information dealing with technology, planning and management. The paper then looks at the specific company so that the issue can be studied in a more 'real world' example.

Outline:
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Research Questions
Significance of the Study
Definition of Terms
Limitations of the Study
Summary
Interview Survey Questions
Review of Related Literature

From the Paper:

"Management control processes are exceedingly important, both in the industrial sector and in other areas of business as well. Today, however, management is changing so rapidly because of technology, and technology is allowing managers to do things that were previously not thought possible. There has always been a strong correlation between technology and management, and the technology of today is used for so many of the management control processes that are seen."
"Some of this likely comes from the fact that managers are usually on the cutting edge of what is going on and most of the information technology that is created today is geared toward helping managers achieve even further goals. This appears to be true of all types of businesses and all types of goods and services. If the information technology that a particular manager is utilizing for some type of business is not up-to-date and not capable of handling what is going on then that particular business will often have difficulties and the management will be blamed when truthfully the technology itself should have been blamed for the problem and needed to be upgraded."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ahern, J. (Feb 10, 2003). Determining the strategies and tactics of ownership succession. National Underwriter, 107(6): 6, 38.
• Bailey, J. (2002, June 4). Enterprise: anger can power the creation of new companies - employee dissatisfaction, resentment over layoffs motivate entrepreneurs. Wall Street Journal, B5.
• Beller, M. & Or, E. (1998). "The crossroads between lifelong learning and information technology: a challenge facing leading universities." Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 4 (2). Retrieved from http://www.ascusc.org/jcmc/vol4/issue3 /beller.html.
• Biometrics: the future of identification (2000, October).Geocities. Retrieved from http://www.geocities.com/karouri/Biometrics.htm
• Bolman, LG & Deal, TE (1997). Reframing Organisations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership, 2nd ed, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.

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