Challenges of implementing strategic control in the business field

Ayazinejad, Salman; Malik Akhlaq, Ismail; Suleimanzadeh, Omid

Challenges of implementing strategic control in the business field

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ PhD graduate of Shahid Beheshti University of Business Administration (corresponding author). salman.eivazinezhad@gmail.com

² Associate Professor, Faculty of Gilan University. Guilan. Iran

³ Doctoral student of business administration of Shahid Beheshti University

Abstract

Due to the prevailing environmental changes and the changing of different business styles, the control of most business processes has changed and has become oriented towards new approaches. In this regard, To achieve its multiple goals, an organization needs a strategic control system. Strategic control represents the last phase in the strategic management process that enables the institution to know the results of its implementation of the strategic choice and the extent of success in that. To achieve this type of control, he has faced challenges in the present research he is trying to identify the challenges and provide appropriate leveling of them. The current research method is based on a systematic review, which was selected based on articles published in reputable journals as well as authors with a high scientific degree. After collecting the articles done in the field of strategic control, finally, the analyzes of 19 articles were examined. The results of these analyzes showed that the basic challenges of the strategic management control system can be divided into four levels: 1. vision and goals; 2. Structure; 3. strategy and 4. environment. The most important part of the challenges of control systems is caused by these four levels, which can largely cover the gaps related to these cases. Finally, related themes were presented in each section based on the priority mentioned in the articles

Keywords

20.1001.1.30605865.1402.1.1.3.4

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