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.
The control group. (a) A control group is a group of participants who are not exposed to the in-. dependent variable, but whose experience is similar to that of the experi-. mental group. (b) By comparing the two groups, researchers can better determine the effect. of the independent variable.