"Management Control Systems Consist of Formal and Informal Control Systems

question 137

Essay

"Management control systems consist of formal and informal control systems." Briefly explain the formal and informal management systems and enlist their components.

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Definitions:

Convex Preferences

Consumer preferences where the consumer prefers averages or mixes of goods to extremes, represented graphically by convex indifference curves.

Monotonic Transformation

A monotonic transformation involves a function that either entirely increases or decreases, preserving the order of the original function’s elements.

Cobb-Douglas Preferences

A utility function used in economics to represent preferences of consumers, characterized by goods being perfect substitutes or complements to some degree.

Utility Function

An expression used in economics to quantify the happiness or satisfaction gained from consuming a set of goods or services.