Relationship between Planning and Controlling

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Why planning is called a pervasive function of management?

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Planning, organizing, directing and controlling are the:

1. All of the above

2. Result of management

3. goals of management.

4. functions of management.

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What are the main aspects in the definition of planning?

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Supervision, communication, motivation, and leadership are the key elements of this function of management.

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___ and___ are the two functions of management that are closely related with each other.

1. Directing and staffing

2. Coordination and organising

3. Organising and directing

4. Planning and controlling

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Which of the following steps in the process of controlling are concerned with compelling events to confirm a plan?

1. None of these

2. Comparing actual performance with standards

3. Taking corrective action

4. Both A and B

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Which of the following are the elements of directing? Find the Answer at BYJUS

1. Leadership

2. Supervision

3. Motivation

4. All of the above

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Which essence of management affects planning organising, staffing, directing and controlling?

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On which function of management is controlling dependent?

1. Planning

2. Staffing

3. Directing

4. Organising

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What does the term 'Span of Management' refer to?

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_________ is a central part of continuous

1. Deploymentrelease stage

2. Continues integration

3. Deployment pipeline

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Assembling of facilities and personnel for collecting, processing, and information that is required by managers is called ________.

1. PERT

2. CPM

3. Ratio analysis

4. Management information technique

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What does the term ' span of management' refers to?

Q. What are the functions of management not introduced by fayol?

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State a measure to overcome limitations of planning.

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___ is an empty exercise without controlling because, in the absence of a control system, it is impossible to monitor the progress and keep a check on the proper implementation of plans.

1. Coordinating

2. Directing

3. Planning

4. Staffing

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What are the main points in the definition of planning?

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The top management of Phospher Ltd. is engaged in organisation planning but they do not involve middle and supervisory level of management. These two levels of management are neither allowed to deviate from their plans nor are they permitted to act on their own. They keep thinking along the same lines as others so that nothing new or innovative gets added to the process.

(i) Which limitation of planning is reflected in above case?

(ii) What is the meaning of this limitation in the context of the case study?

(iii) What remedial step will Phospher Ltd., take to overcome this limitation?

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What are the main feature to be considered by the management while planning?

Q. Write short answer of the following :

Write about the nature of Controlling.

Q. Span of management refers to

1. Number of managers
2. Length of term for which a manager is appointed
3. Number of subordinates under a superior
4. Number of members in top management

Q. Define span of control.

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What is decentralization? Answer in a sentence.

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_____ is a pervasive function of management. a) Personnel Management b) Control c) Organization d) Financial Management

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What comparison parameter is considered to compare results with standards in controlling?

Q. Select the suitable option to complete the sentence:
The more your action and thought are allied and ______, the happier you grow.

1. divergent
2. integrated
3. unravelled
4. invincible

Q. What is meant by span of management?

Q. Say you are planning to launch a product, then you would need a lot of resources like managers, employees, etc. Planning might take days together, using most of the days of product launch. Which limitation of planning is evident here?

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1. Planning is a time-consuming process
2. Planning involves huge costs
3. Planning reduces creativity
4. Planning leads to rigidity

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Planning is an empty exercise without ___ because the implementation of plans and monitoring of a plan depends on it.

1. Directing

2. Organising

3. Controlling

4. None of these

Q. One day, the management instructor of BBA classes organised a "Panel Discussion" on important topics of management. The students were given the following clues for discussion. Each student was given 3 minutes for elaborating on the clues given below:
Clue 1 : They are inseparable twins.
Clue 2 : They are inter-dependent, inter-related and reinforce each other.
Clue 3 : They both are forward as well as backward looking.
1. Identify the functions of manageMent written in clues above.
2. Elaborate on the 3 clues.