The assessment of the management control system in a local government unit

Purpose: The purpose of the research is to form an integrated evaluation of the management control in a local government unit and demonstration of the benefits of successful and effective management of the unit by implementation of the designed method of evaluation. This paper attempts to design an integrated evaluation of management control in a local government unit and demonstrate the benefits of the successful and effective management of the unit by implementation of the designed method of evaluation. Methodology: The results presented in the paper are a result of research on the improvement of management control in local government units. The methods implemented in the study included: data analysis, a case study and a questionnaire, as well as the results of previous research and management control reports. Findings: The presented process of integrated assessment of management control will contribute to performing an analysis of the whole organisation and its subordinate units. Moreover, the role of the processes and organisational procedures, which contribute to the adjustment to change management in an organisation, have an impact on improving the efficiency of management control. The advantages of applying the model of integrated assessment of management control include, among others, increasing the awareness and responsibility of the managers and employees for the functioning of management control, minimisation of the time and costs of gathering data and standard method of the management control assessment in local government units. Practical implications: The paper concludes that applying the model of integrated assessment of management control enables one to assess the management control of local government units, as well as their subordinate units, in all areas of management. The presented process of integrated assessment of management control will contribute to performing an analysis of the whole organisation and its subordinate units. Moreover, the role of the processes and organisational procedures, which contribute to the adjustment to change management in an organisation, have an impact on improving the efficiency of management control. The advantages of applying the model of integrated assessment of management control include, among others, increasing the awareness and responsibility of the managers and employees for the functioning of management control, minimisation of the time and costs of gathering data and standard method of the management control assessment in local government units.