Between Control and Commitment: Management and Change as the Art of Balancing

Abstract

In this article two personnel management strategies are discussed: a control strategy and a commitment strategy. The main argument is that in most circumstances a balanced strategy has clear advantages over one of the two extreme options.

Citation

Koopman, P.L. (1991), "Between Control and Commitment: Management and Change as the Art of Balancing", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 12 No. 5, pp. 3-7. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437739110004947