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Controllers must address eight central challenges resulting from digitalization in the coming years. Their task profile, toolbox, and mindset must be adapted to the new parameters. Looking ahead, the number of controllers will drastically decrease as controlling develops more strongly into a management philosophy.
First published in German as: Schäffer, U., & Weber, J. (2016). Die Digitalisierung wird das Controlling radikal verändern. Controlling & Management Review, 60(6), 8–17.
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Schäffer, U., Weber, J. (2019). Digitalization will radically change controlling as we know it. In: Schäffer, U. (eds) Behavioral Controlling. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-25983-9_10
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