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State and explain the characteristics of controlling.

      

State and explain the characteristics of controlling.

  

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Kavungya
1. Control is a continuous process
Control is a never-ending activity on the part of managers. This includes continuous analysis of goals, establishments of standards, measurement of performance, remedial action with the help of organizational policies and procedures.

2. Control is a management function
Control as a management function implies, 'measurement of accomplishment of events against the standard of plans and to correct the deviations in order to attain the objectives according to plan'. In fact this is follow up action towards other management functions. The utility of this function is such that it is performed by all levels of managers in the business unit to keep a close control of all aspects of business, which are assigned to them.

3. Control is exercised at all levels
The word “control” exists and works at each and every level of management, even though its nature and extent may be different at different levels. In the case of top management it implies exercising the administrative control, which is based on certain plans and policies for the common objectives. In the same way the middle level of management is responsible for controlling and implementing plans and policies in the organization. Finally the lower level management is responsible to keep control on the operations that are involved in actual performance.

4. Control is forward looking
Another characteristic feature of control is that it always looks forward. It is related to the future, as a manager has no control on the happenings in the past. They can only correct future action for further operations of work. It is the past experience of control, which guides a manager to improve his action for the attainment of common objectives of the organization.
Kavungya answered the question on March 27, 2019 at 05:15


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