The study, which is believed to be the first randomized control trial into workplace flexibility, saw participants divided into two groups. The first were taught various practices that aimed to increase their control over their work. So employees were trained to focus more on outcomes than face time.
Definition of Control Theory. In sociology, control theory is the view that people refrain from deviant behavior because diverse factors control their impulses to break social norms.
Sociological Theory and Social Control deterministic sociology which has come to be inherent in the Gemeinschaft-Gesellschaft model. Social control presents a format of influence based on the notion of interaction and mutual (two-way) relations among social groups.