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Control
This document defines control and the control process. Control involves monitoring performance, comparing it to standards, and taking corrective actions to address deviations. It is accomplished through setting standards, measuring performance, comparing performance to standards, and correcting any deviations found. Control is an essential management function that helps ensure organizational goals and plans are achieved as intended through monitoring activities and correcting issues.
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- 2. Meaning - Best framedplans, well-designed organizational structures, effective directions and intelligent staff cannot produce results if organizational activities are not controlled scientifically. - Control is accomplished through monitoring of performance, comparing performance to a given standard, and taking appropriate actions to correct deviations from standards. - Controlling cannot prevent deviation, it can minimize them by taking actions that reduce their recurrence. - Controlling is taking steps to ensure that actual performance conforms to planned performance, by preventing deviations and taking corrective measures to reduce their recurrence.
- 3. Definition “Controlling is themeasuring and correcting of activities of subordinates to assure that events conform to plans”.- Koontz & O’Donnell “Controlling can be defined as the process of determining what is to be a ccomplished, that is the standard; what is being accomplished, that is the performance; evaluating the performance; and if necessary applying corr ective measures so that the performance takes place according to plans, t hat is, in conformity with the standard”.- Terry & Franklin Controlling, thus -Measure performance - Compares performance with planned performance - Finds & correct deviation between actual and planned performance - Ensures that organizational goals are accomplished with minimum deviation.
- 4. Pervasive Function’ A Process Inevitablefunction of management Closely associated with planning function Associated with all managerial functions Prevention & Corrective device A positive function
- 5. Helps in detectingmistake Helps in managing complex situation Helps face & change uncertainty Helps in monitoring employees Helps in identifying potential of Org. Coordination Psychological Impact
- 6. Determining the areaof control Setting standard Measurement of performance Comparison of performance against standards Correction of deviations Control Process