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.
Formal means of social control â External sanctions enforced by government to prevent the establishment of chaos or anomie in society. Some theorists, such as Ãmile Durkheim, refer to this form of control as regulation.