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Management 11e John Schermerhorn

Management 11e John Schermerhorn . Chapter 18 Control Processes and Systems. Planning Ahead — Chapter 17 Study Questions. Why and how do managers control? What are the steps in the control process? What are the common control tools and techniques?.

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Management 11e John Schermerhorn

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  1. Management11e John Schermerhorn Chapter 18 Control Processesand Systems

  2. Planning Ahead — Chapter 17 Study Questions • Why and how do managers control? • What are the steps in the control process? • What are the common control tools and techniques? Management 11 Chapter 18

  3. Study Question 1: Why and how do managers control? • Controlling • The process of measuring performance and taking action to ensure desired results • Has a positive and necessary role in the management process • Ensures that the right things happen, in the right way, at the right time • Organizational learning and after-action review Management 11 Chapter 18

  4. Figure 18.1 The role of controlling in the management process Management 11 Chapter 18

  5. Study Question 1: Why and how do managers control? • Feedforward controls • Employed before a work activity begins • Ensures that: • Objectives are clear • Proper directions are established • Right resources are available • Focuses on quality of resources Management 11 Chapter 18

  6. Study Question 1: Why and how do managers control? • Concurrent controls • Focus on what happens during work process • Monitor ongoing operations to make sure they are being done according to plan • Can reduce waste in unacceptable finished products or services Management 11 Chapter 18

  7. Study Question 1: Why and how do managers control? • Feedback controls • Take place after work is completed • Focus on quality of end results • Provide useful information for improving future operations Management 11 Chapter 18

  8. Figure 18.2 Feedforward, concurrent, and feedback controls. Management 11 Chapter 18

  9. Study Question 1: Why and how do managers control? • Internal and external control • Internal control • Allows motivated individuals and groups to exercise self-discipline in fulfilling job expectations • External control • Occurs through personal supervision and the use of formal administrative systems Management 11 Chapter 18

  10. Study Question 1: Why and how do managers control? • Self-control • Internal control that occurs through self-discipline in fulfilling work and personal goals and responsibilities Management 11 Chapter 18

  11. Study Question 1: Why and how do managers control? • Bureaucratic control • influences behavior through authority, policies, procedures, job descriptions, budgets, and day-to-day supervision • Clan control • influences behavior through norms and expectations set by the organizational culture Management 11 Chapter 18

  12. Study Question 1: Why and how do managers control? • Market Control • Influence of market competition on the behavior of organizations and their members Management 11 Chapter 18

  13. Study Question 2: What are the steps in the control process? • Steps in the control process: • Step 1 — establish objectives and standards • Step 2 — measure actual performance • Step 3 — compare results with objectives and standards • Step 4 — take corrective action as needed Management 11 Chapter 18

  14. Figure 18.3 Four steps in the control process Management 11 Chapter 18

  15. Study Question 2: What are the steps in the control process? • Step 1 — establishing objectives and standards • Output standards • Measure performance results in terms of quantity, quality, cost, or time • Input standards • Measure effort in terms of amount of work expended in task performance Management 11 Chapter 18

  16. Study Question 2: What are the steps in the control process? • Step 2 — measuring actual performance • Goal is accurate measurement of actual performance results and/or performance efforts • Must identify significant differences between actual results and original plan • Effective control requires measurement Management 11 Chapter 18

  17. Study Question 2: What are the steps in the control process? • Step 3 — comparing results with objectives and standards • Need for action reflects the difference between desired performance and actual performance • Comparison methods: • Historical comparison • Relative comparison • Engineering comparison Management 11 Chapter 18

  18. Study Question 2: What are the steps in the control process? • Step 4 — taking corrective action • Taking action when a discrepancy exists between desired and actual performance • Management by exception • Giving attention to situations showing the greatest need for action • Types of exceptions • Problem situation • Opportunity situation Management 11 Chapter 18

  19. Study Question 3: What are the common control systems and techniques? • Employee discipline systems • Discipline is the act of influencing behavior through reprimand • Discipline that is applied fairly, consistently, and systematically provides useful control Management 11 Chapter 18

  20. Study Question 3: What are the common control systems and techniques? • Employee discipline systems • Progressive discipline ties reprimands to the severity and frequency of the employee’s infractions • Progressive discipline seeks to achieve compliance with the least extreme reprimand possible Management 11 Chapter 18

  21. Study Question 3: What are the common control systems and techniques? • To be effective, reprimands should • Be immediate • Be directed toward actions, not personality • Be consistently applied • Be informative • Occur in a supportive setting • Support realistic rules Management 11 Chapter 18

  22. Study Question 3: What are the common control systems and techniques? • Project Management • Overall planning, supervision, and control of projects • Projects – unique one-time events that occur within a defined time period • Gantt chart – graphic display of scheduled tasks required to complete a project • CPM/PERT – combination of the critical path method and program evaluation and review technique Management 11 Chapter 18

  23. Figure 18.4 Gantt chart Management 11 Chapter 18

  24. Figure 18.5 CPM/PERT Management 11 Chapter 18

  25. Study Question 3: What are the common control systems and techniques? • Economic Value Added • a performance measure of economic value created in respect to profits being higher than the cost of capital • Market Value Added • a performance measure of stock market value relative to the cost of capital Management 11 Chapter 18

  26. Study Question 3: What are the common control systems and techniques? • Basic Financial Ratios • Liquidity • The ability to generate cash to pay bills • Leverage • The ability to earn more in returns than the cost of debt • Asset management • The ability to use resources efficiently and operate at minimum cost • Profitability • The ability to earn revenues greater than costs Management 11 Chapter 18

  27. Study Question 3: What are the common control systems and techniques? • Balanced Scorecard • Factors used to develop scorecard goals and measures: • Financial performance • Customer Satisfaction • Internal process improvement • Innovation and learning Management 11 Chapter 18

  28. Chapter 18 Case • Electronic Arts: Inside fantasy sports

  29. For activities and assessments, please visit… • www wiley com/college/schermerhorn

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