Mandre, JoshuaKagaari, JamesKabagambe, LeviNtayi, Joseph2022-03-032022-03-032021Mandre, Joshua...et al (2021). The adoption of management controls from a complex adaptive systems respective.International Journal Vallis Aurea.https://doi.org/10.2507/IJVA.7.1.1.76.261519https://doi.org/10.2507/IJVA.7.1.1.76https://kyuspace.kyu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/20.500.12504/7655-24 p.The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether self-organisation 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 supported.enManagement controlsManagementAdaptive systemsArticle