The Meaning of Control

By Douglas S Sherwin

Summary

The source of control is action which adjusts operations to programmed standards; Managers should handle this in most effective and efficient way. A process control means as a result acts to adjust operations to predetermined standards and does so on the basis of information it receives. The basis of management control is correct information; no management can have effective control system without correct information and some managers cant do a complete job without controlling. Management has identified control as the results of having objectives, plans and policies. In management system objectives fulfill the need and the plans and programs complement objectives. So control is checking to find out whether plans are being examined and suitable progress towards the objectives is being made. Verified polices and organization is frequently mentioned as methods of control. Organization is part of the giving of a task. Internal check and internal control is important in an organization. Internal check is providing in practice for the principle that the same person should not have responsibilities for all parts of a transaction. And in internal control, it examines the actual performance of duties as against duties and acts, where required to correct differences of the actual from the assigned. Control becomes necessary whenever a manager delegates authority to their subordinates; therefore manager has to responsible for everything. That means checking results as a basis for possible corrective action. Internal check means of reducing the opportunity for mistake to arise it is built in provided before the fact. In internal control means of restoring operations to predetermined standards it is in compare, active and its operation is corrective in its effect. Budgets are a means of control only in the respect that they report progress of actual performance against the program information, which allows managers to take action straight toward brining real results. Authority for the managers to establish the standards it should be delegated within the organization and then its their responsibility to get the actual results. Reports are the main source of transmitting information to a manager as a basis of control action. These reports should be timely and designed to meet the needs of managers. The real nature of control becomes better understood. Managers will come to recognize that their being subject to it in increasing measure as sure a sign as any of their progress in the organization and in the fulfillment of their position

Theme Managers should have proper controlling system and they should know what the meaning of control and take actions to achieve organizational objectives.