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Controlling
A
process
of
monitoring
performance and taking action
to ensure desired results.
It sees to it that the right
things happen, in the right
ways, and at the right time.
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Controlling
It
helps
maintain
compliance with essential
organizational rules and
policies.
Establish
objectives
and
standards.
Measure
actual
performance.
Compare
results
with
objectives and standards.
Take necessary action.
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are
standards:
Output
two
types
of
Standards
measures
performance results in terms of
quantity, quality, cost, or time.
Input Standards - measures work
efforts that go into a performance
task.
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must be accurate
enough to spot deviations or
variances between what really
occurs and what is most desired.
Without measurement, effective
control is not possible.
comparison of actual
performance
with
desired
performance establishes the
need for action.
Ways
of
making
such
comparisons include:
Historical / Relative / Engineering
Benchmarking
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Effective Controls
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Effective Controls
Types of Control
Preliminary
Sometimes called the feedforward
controls, they are accomplished
before a work activity begins.
They make sure that proper
directions are set and that the right
resources
are
available
to
accomplish them.
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Types of Control
Concurrent
Focus on what happens during
the work process.
Sometimes
called steering controls, they
monitor ongoing operations and
activities to make sure that
things are being done correctly.
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Types of Control
Postaction
Sometimes called feedback
controls, they take place
after an action is completed.
They focus on end results, as
opposed to inputs and
activities.
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Types of Controls
Managers
have
two
broad
options with respect to control.
They can rely on people to
exercise self-control (internal)
over their own behavior.
Alternatively, managers can take
direct action (external) to control
the behavior of others.
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Types of Control
Internal
Controls
Allows
motivated
individuals
to
exercise self-control in fulfilling job
expectations.
Types of Control
External
Controls
It
occurs
through
personal
supervision and the use of formal
administrative systems.
Performance
appraisal
systems,
compensation and benefit systems,
employee
discipline
systems,
and
management-by-objectives.
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Processes
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What Is Control?
Controlling
The
The
To
Purpose of Control
Process of Control
1. Measuring actual
performance
2. Comparing actual
performance against a
standard
3. Taking action to
correct deviations or
inadequate standards
What is the
control process?
Controlling
The process of measuring performance and
management process.
Ensures that the right things happen, in the
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Step
establish
objectives
and
standards.
Step
needed.
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take
corrective
action
as
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and standards
Output standards
Measure performance results in terms
of quantity, quality, cost, or time.
Input standards
Measure effort in terms of amount of
work expended in task performance.
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measuring
actual
performance
Must
identify
significant
differences
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and standards
Need for action reflects the difference between
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Feedforward controls
Employed
before
work
activity
begins.
Ensures that:
Objectives
Proper
Right
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are clear.
Concurrent controls
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Feedback controls
Take
Focus
Provide
useful
information
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for
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Internal control
Allows
exercise
self-discipline
in
fulfilling
job
expectations.
External control
Occurs
structured
process
of
regular
communication.
Supervisor/team
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involves
specifying
formal
agreement
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objectives
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Specific
Time defined
Challenging
Measurable
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through reprimand.
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Be immediate.
Be consistently applied.
Be informative.
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financial aspects of
organizational performance
Liquidity
Leverage
Profitability
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Asset management
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analysis
New products
New program initiatives
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control
A productivity tool
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control
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Just-in-time scheduling
quality control
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Sources
Step 1: Measuring
How and What We Measure
of Information
(How)
Personal
observation
Statistical
Oral
reports
reports
Written
reports
Employees
Satisfaction
Turnover
Absenteeism
Budgets
Costs
Output
Sales
Exhibit 173
Common Sources of
Information for Measuring
Performance
Step 2: Comparing
Determining
Exhibit 174
Defining the Acceptable Range of Variation
Exhibit 175
Example of Determining Significant
Variation
of Action
Doing nothing
Corrective Actions
of Action (contd)
Resetting goals that were initially set too low or too high.
What
Is Performance?
Is Organizational Performance?
Productivity
Effectiveness
Industry
rankings on:
Profits
Return on revenue
Return on shareholders
equity
Growth in profits
Corporate
Culture Audits
Compensation
and benefits
surveys
Customer
surveys
satisfaction
Concurrent
Control
Control
Control
Exhibit 178
Types of Control
Financial Controls
Exhibit 179
Objective
Ratio
Meaning
Exhibit 179
(contd)
Objective
7-73
Ratio
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Meaning
Balanced Scorecard
Information Controls
Purposes
of Information Controls
As
Managers need the right information at the right time and in the right
amount.
As
Benchmarking
Exhibit 17-10
Suggestions for Internal Benchmarking
Cross-Cultural Issues
Workplace Concerns
Employee theft
Workplace violence
Sources: Based on A.H. Bell and D.M. Smith. Protecting the Company Against Theft and Fraud, Workforce Online (www.workforce.com)
December 3, 2000; J.D. Hansen. To Catch a Thief, Journal of Accountancy, March 2000, pp. 4346; and J. Greenberg, The Cognitive
Geometry of Employee Theft, in Dysfunctional Behavior in Organizations: Nonviolent and Deviant Behavior, eds. S.B. Bacharach, A. OLearyKelly, J.M. Collins, and R.W. Griffin (Stamford, CT: JAI Press, 1998), pp. 14793.
Customer Interactions
Service profit chain
Corporate Governance