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Controlling
Clarify the difference between the ‘Principle of critical-point control’ and ‘Principle of management by exception’.
'Principle of critical-point control’: It refers to that concept of management which holds only important activities instead of all activities, the management should focus its attention on.
‘Principle of management by exception’: It refers to that principle of organizational control which holds that only significant deviations (i.e., exceptions) should be brought to the top management attention.
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Does control help in ‘judging the accuracy of standards’ and ‘improving motivation of the employees’? Explain.
Which function of management ensures that actual activities conform to planned activities?
Name the function which reviews the operations in a business unit.
Why is it said that “controlling is a continuous activity”?
Discuss the relationship between planning and controlling.
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‘Planning and controlling are mutually interrelated and interdependent activities’. How?
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“There is a close and reciprocal relationship between planning and controlling”. Explain this statement through an example.
There are two managers of a company — Rahul and Rohit. Rahul is saying that ‘Planning is looking ahead whereas controlling is looking back.’ On the other hand, according to Rohit, ‘planning is looking back whereas controlling is looking ahead.’ Who is correct and why?
How can you say that ‘controlling is not necessarily looking back, it is looking forward also’?
“Controlling is forward looking”. Explain.
“Controlling is backward looking”. Explain.
Why is it said that ‘planning is meaningless without controlling’?
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