controlling

1. Definition of Controlling?
2. Importance of Controlling?
3. Limitations of Controlling?
4. Why it is said that controlling is a continuous activity?
3mark
1. Explain how controlling helps in(i)Accomplishing organisational goals; and
(ii)Judging accuracy of standards.

2. Controlling is looking back’. Give a suitable example in support of your answer.

3. Controlling Process
6mark
1.Controlling is an indispensable function of management’. Do you agree? Give four reasons in
support of your answer.
Case studies
1.Gagan is trying to apply a function of management in his department. First he lets his team
perform according to their best potential. Then in a meeting he calls ody and asks his team to
check what they have performed. One day it was found that the total number of units produced
were 20 less than the set target. It was decided that no worker will go home unless and until this
gap of 20 units is overcome.

1. Which function of management is being performed by Gagan and his team?

2. What is ’20’ in the above case?
3. At which stage of management do you think the target was set? What is its signi-ficance
now?

2. Adarsh is trying to reduce wastage of resources in his company. He is trying to do it in the best
possible manner. He has set standards for performance of different types of activities and is doing
his level best to perform according to these set standards to minimise wastage of resources.
Things are not going to be over for him as he will have to look into other aspects too. He has set
up a good monitoring system which helps him know how to employees ate performing according
to set standards as when the employees meet these standards they will be given incentives. He is
hoping to pull out a good performance from his team this year.

1. Which function of management has been referred to in the above case?

2. Which benefits of this function of management have been highlighted in the above case?