Mandre, JoshuaKagaari, JamesKabagambe, LeviNtayi, Joseph M.2022-05-262022-05-262021Mandre, J., Kagaari, J., Kabagambe, L., & Ntayi, J. (2021). The Adoption of Management Controls from a Complex Adaptive Systems Perspective. International Journal Vallis Aurea, 7(1.), 5-24.https://hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/380502https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3435The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether self-organization predicts of adoption of management controls in manufacturing firms. The study employed the lens of complex adaptive systems theory to investigate the research question. The study used a cross-sectional survey to collect data from 202 manufacturing firms with the use of a multi-dimensional self-administered questionnaire Data were analyzed quantitatively using PLS-SEM. The findings indicate a positive relationship between innovativeness, emergence and adoption of management controls. The hypothesis for networks of interaction was not supportedenManagement controlAdoptioncomplex adaptive systemsArticle