Handbook of Management Scales/Formal control

Formal control (alpha = 0.780/0.786) Description The authors consider two forms of control, namely formal control and social control. Items Detailed contract is the most important way to guarantee cooperation success. The contract is useful to regulate the behavior of partner. In the process of cooperation, we use financial and market indices to evaluate cooperation success. Detailed cooperative rules have been written in the contract. Both partners know the cooperative procedures. Source Li et al. (2008): Transformational offshore outsourcing: Empirical evidence from alliances in China. Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 257-274. Related Scales Social control