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.
DEFINITION of 'Conflict Theory'. A theory propounded by Karl Marx that claims society is in a state of perpetual conflict due to competition for limited resources.onflict theory holds that social order is maintained by domination and power, rather than consensus and conformity.