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Managerial Control
Managerial Control
Managerial Control
Control is defined as any process that directs the
activities of individuals toward the achievement of
organizational goals. It is essential for the
attainment of any management objective.
4. Reward
successes, 2. Measure
correct performance
problems
3. Compare
performance
with standards
Approaches to Bureaucratic Control
• Takes place before operations begin and includes policies,
procedures, and rules designed to ensure that planned
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Control activities are carried out properly.
Types of Budgets:
• Sales budget
• Production budget
• Cost budget
• Cash budget
• Capital budget
• Master budget
Activity-Based Costing [ABC]
ABC starts with the assumption that organizations are
collections of people performing many different but related
activities to satisfy customer needs.
Because the ABC method allocates costs across business
processes, it provides a more accurate picture of how costs
should be charged to products and services.
Financial Controls
In addition to budgets, businesses commonly use Balance Sheets and
Profit and Loss Statements to control the organizational performance.
Profit and Loss Statement: itemized financial statement of the income and
expenses of a company’s operations.