Meta Analysis: Management Control System, Strategy, Company Performance

Abstract

This study aims to determine and analyze the influence of management control systems on the strategy and its impact on business unit performance. Management control system uses lever's control approach consisting of belief system, boundary system, diagnostic control system and interactive control system. The influence and impact of the management control system resulted from previous research studies. This research used meta-analysis method. Meta-analysis is the study of a number of research results in similar problems. The unit of analysis in the study are written documents about the research of management control system in the form of journal articles and research reports taken purposively based on their compatibility with the research theme. Data analysis used is quantitative data analysis with percentage and qualitative data analysis for descriptive analysis result data on 25 research related to management control system. Findings of meta-analysis results based on research objectives, research variables used, population / sample of research, data collection techniques and analysis tools show that management control system lever's of control approach can contribute to the achievement of strategy and impact on business unit performance improvement.