Mastering Management Control
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What is the primary goal of controlling in an organization?

  • Micromanaging subordinates' activities for maximum efficiency
  • Ensuring activities are performed as per plans and resources are used effectively (correct)
  • Setting unrealistic performance targets for subordinates
  • Avoiding any deviations from the planned performance

    • What is the role of the control process in an organization?

  • Enforcing strict rules and regulations on subordinates
  • Punishing subordinates for any performance deviations
  • Ignoring any performance discrepancies to maintain harmony
  • Identifying deviations between planned and actual performance, and suggesting corrective actions (correct)

    • How does controlling contribute to organizational effectiveness?

  • By avoiding any changes in the organizational plans
  • By focusing solely on micromanaging individual tasks
  • By imposing rigid constraints on subordinates' decision-making
  • By ensuring resources are used efficiently and goals are achieved (correct)

    • What does the term 'controlling' mean in management?

    <p>Ensuring that activities are carried out as per plans and resources are used effectively (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes controlling as a function of management?

    <p>It is goal-oriented and seeks planned results from subordinates (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Explain the importance of controlling as a function of a manager and its relationship to achieving planned results from subordinates.

    <p>Controlling is crucial for a manager to ensure that subordinates achieve planned results. It involves exercising effective control over their activities to make sure they align with organizational plans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Describe the goal-oriented nature of controlling and its impact on an organization's resources and predetermined goals.

    <p>Controlling is goal-oriented, aiming to ensure that an organization's resources are utilized effectively and efficiently to achieve predetermined goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the control process in an organization and how does it handle deviations between planned and actual performance?

    <p>The control process aims to identify deviations between planned and actual performance and suggests corrective actions to address these deviations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Explain how controlling contributes to the effective utilization of an organization's resources.

    <p>Controlling ensures that an organization's resources are being used effectively and efficiently for the achievement of predetermined goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Discuss the role of controlling in ensuring that activities within an organization are performed in accordance with plans.

    <p>Controlling ensures that activities in an organization are performed as per the plans, thus contributing to the achievement of organizational goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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