Understanding Managerial Control

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What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Decentralization?

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Describing briefly the steps in the process of controlling.

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Explain the meaning of controlling.

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Distinguish between top level, middle level and lower level of management.

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A production incharge was given a standard toy-train. He/she was asked to produce similar other toy-trains. What control process should he follow?

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Which of the following is not an element of directing?

1. Communication

2. Leadership

3. Supervision

4. Inspection

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How would you argue that success of a business is significantly influenced by its environment?

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Remedial actions taken to prevent deviation in the future are called.

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How is control related to planning?

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It is defined as the process of guiding the efforts of employees and other resources to accomplish the desired objectives.

1. Supervision

2. Leadership

3. Inspection

4. Communication

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It refers to the process of instructing, guiding, counselling, motivating, and leading j people in the organisation to achieve their objectives.

1. Organising

2. Staffing

3. Planning

4. Directing

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Controlling is a systematic process involving a series of steps. Do you agree? Discuss it briefly.

Q. helps to judge the accuracy of performance standards set for employees.

1. Planning
2. Organising
3. Directing
4. Controlling

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Explain Any Three Points That Highlight the Importance of Controlling the Function of Management

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Internal controls included all of the following except:

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'The staffing function has great importance these days'. Why?

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Explain With the Help of an Example How management by Exception Helps in the Controlling Process.

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A labourer is required to make 100 units in a day but actually, he is able to make 80 units in a day. Thus, there is a negative deviation of 20 units.

(i) What steps should be taken to reduce the deviation?

(ii) Which values are missing in the above paragraph?

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_______ is the process of guiding the efforts of employees to accomplish the desired goal.

1. Supervision

2. Controlling

3. Motivating

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Is planning worth huge costs involved? Explain.

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While taking corrective actions, what does the management look for?

Q. Controlling techniques are in nature.

1. universal
2. situational
3. general guidelines

Q. Select the proper option from the options given below and rewrite the complete sentences :

Controlling measures the ________ of actual performance from the standard performance and helps in correction action.
(a) Action
(b) Deviation
(c) Objective

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Controlling is an indispensable tool because:

1. Helps in attaining organizational goals

2. Judging the accuracy of standards

3. Motivates employees & improves their morale.

4. All of the above

Q. Identify which of the following is true for staff motivation.
(i) Increases productivity
(ii) Endures relationship
(iii) Increases employee’s turnover

[1 mark]

1. (i), (ii), and (iii)
2. Only (i)
3. Only (ii)
4. Only (i) and (ii)

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___ refers to the list of reasons for deviations of plans or for inefficiency in overall working of the organisation.

Q. ___ refers to the list of reasons for deviations of plans or for inefficiency in overall working of the organisation.

1. Setting up of standards
2. Feedback
3. Taking corrective measures
4. Measuring of performance