"Controlling is an important function of management". Explain by giving any six points.
"Controlling is an important function of management". Explain by giving any six points.
Points of importance of controlling are as follows :
(i) Accomplishing organisational goals : Controlling identifies shortcomings or drawbacks of plans, which determine the difference between actual and desired performance levels and suggests means and approaches to improve them in the future. The changes in plans attempt to turn back to activities in an organisation leading to achieving their goals and objectives.
(ii) Judging accuracy of standards: Controlling ensures identifying and eliminating causes of problems or deviations leading to errors and mistakes and is not repeated in the future.
(iii) Decision making: Controlling process is complete when decisions on corrective actions are undertaken. These decisions are directed towards making improvements or adjustments, which are consistent with organisation's mission and goals.
(iv) Improving employee motivation: Controlling makes superiors/supervisors to continuously monitor, supervise and motivate their employees during work by setting standards for their employees and cross-check. This way there are performance appraisals whether the employees have been able to meet them and advise them to perform effectively.
(v) Ensuring order and discipline: Controlling encourages distribution of powers from the superiors at the top management level to the subordinates at the middle-level who act as a link between top management and employees at the bottom level management thus leading to order, discipline and prevention of fraudulent means among the employees.
(vi) Efficient use of resources: Controlling enables efficient use of human and physical resources by avoiding possible delays, wastage or spoilage through cross-checks and discipline across every level and activities of an organisation.
Points of importance of controlling are as follows :
(i) Accomplishing organisational goals : Controlling identifies shortcomings or drawbacks of plans, which determine the difference between actual and desired performance levels and suggests means and approaches to improve them in the future. The changes in plans attempt to turn back to activities in an organisation leading to achieving their goals and objectives.
(ii) Judging accuracy of standards: Controlling ensures identifying and eliminating causes of problems or deviations leading to errors and mistakes and is not repeated in the future.
(iii) Decision making: Controlling process is complete when decisions on corrective actions are undertaken. These decisions are directed towards making improvements or adjustments, which are consistent with organisation's mission and goals.
(iv) Improving employee motivation: Controlling makes superiors/supervisors to continuously monitor, supervise and motivate their employees during work by setting standards for their employees and cross-check. This way there are performance appraisals whether the employees have been able to meet them and advise them to perform effectively.
(v) Ensuring order and discipline: Controlling encourages distribution of powers from the superiors at the top management level to the subordinates at the middle-level who act as a link between top management and employees at the bottom level management thus leading to order, discipline and prevention of fraudulent means among the employees.
(vi) Efficient use of resources: Controlling enables efficient use of human and physical resources by avoiding possible delays, wastage or spoilage through cross-checks and discipline across every level and activities of an organisation.
