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PowerPoint Presentation by Charlie CookThe University of West Alabama
Fundamentals of ManagementSixth Edition
Robbins and DeCenzowith contributions from Henry Moon
C H A P T E R
13Part V: Controlling
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Foundations of Control
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L E A R N I N G O U T C O M E S (cont’d)
9. Describe how national differences influence thecontrol process.
10. Identify the ethical dilemmas in employee monitoring.
11. Describe how an entrepreneur controls for growth.
After reading this chapter, you will be able to:
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What Is Control?
• Control
Monitoring activities to ensure that they are beingaccomplished as planned and of correcting anysignificant deviations
Ensures that activities are completed in ways thatlead to the attainment of the organization’s goals.
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EXHIBIT 13 –1 Characteristics of Three Approaches
to Designing Control Systems
Type of
Control Characteristics
Market Uses external market mechanisms, such as price competition andrelative market share, to establish standards used in system. Typicallyused by organizations with clearly specified and distinct products orservices that face considerable marketplace competition.
Bureaucratic Emphasizes organizational authority. Relies on administrative andhierarchical mechanisms, such as rules, regulations, procedures,policies, standardization of activities, well-defined job descriptions,and budgets to ensure that employees exhibit appropriate behaviorsand meet performance standards.
Clan Regulates employee behavior by the shared values, norms, traditions,rituals, beliefs, and other aspects of the organization’s culture. Often
used by organizations in which teams are common and technology ischanging rapidly.
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EXHIBIT 13 –2 The Control Process
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Steps in the Control Process
1. Measuring Actual Performance
Personal observation, statistical reports, oralreports, and written reports
Management by walking around (MBWA) A phrase used to describe when a manager is out in the
work area interacting with employees
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Steps in the Control Process (cont’d)
2. Comparing actual performance against astandard
Comparison to objective measures: budgets,standards, goals
Range of variation The acceptable parameters of variance between actual
performance and the standard
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EXHIBIT 13 –3 Defining an Acceptable Range of Variation
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Steps in the Control Process (cont’d)
3. Taking managerial action to correct deviationsor inadequate standards
Immediate corrective action Correcting a problem at once to get performance back on
track
Basic corrective action Determining how and why performance has deviated and
then correcting the source of deviation
Revising the standard
Adjusting the performance standard to reflect current andpredicted future performance capabilities
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EXHIBIT 13 –4 South Atlantic Distributors’ Sales Performance for July
(hundreds of cases)
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Types Of Control
• Feedforward Control
Prevents anticipated problems.
• Concurrent Control
Takes place while an activity is in progress.
• Feedback Control Takes place after an action
Provides evidence of planning effectiveness
Provides motivational information to employees
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EXHIBIT 13 –5 Types of Control
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Steps in Performance Feedback
1. Schedule the feedback session in advance and be prepared.2. Put the employee at ease.
3. Make sure the employee knows the purpose of the feedbacksession.
4. Focus on specific rather than general work behaviors.
5. Keep comments impersonal and job related.
6. Support feedback with hard data.
7. Direct the negative feedback toward work-related behavior thatthe employee controls.
8. Let the employee speak.
9. Ensure that the employee has a clear and full understanding ofthe feedback.
10. Detail a future plan of action.
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The Qualities Of An Effective ControlSystem
• Accuracy
• Timeliness
• Economy
• Flexibility• Understandability
• Reasonable criteria
• Strategic placement
• Emphasis on theexception
• Multiple criteria• Corrective action
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What Contingency Factors Affectthe Design of A Control System?
• Size of the organization
• The job/function’s position in the organization’s
hierarchy
• Degree of organizational decentralization
• Type of organizational culture
• Importance of the activity to the organization’s
success
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EXHIBIT 13 –6 Contingency Factors in the Design of Control Systems
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A Special Case of Control:Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• A law establishing procedures for publiccompanies to report their financial status.
The CEO and CFO must personally certify the
organization’s financial reports. The organization must have in place procedures and
guidelines for audit committees.
CEOs and CFOs must pay back bonuses and stock
options if corporate profits are restated. Personal loans or lines of credit for executives are
now prohibited.
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A Special Case of Control:Sarbanes-Oxley Act (cont’d)
• Penalties for Noncompliance:
Falsely stating corporate financials, can result in theexecutive being fined up to $1 million and
imprisoned for up to 10 years. If the executive’s action is determined to be willful,
both the fine and the jail time can be doubled.
• Reporting of Corporate Misdeeds
Establish an environment free from reprisals Protection for employees who come forward (whistle-
blowing) and report wrongdoing by executives.
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Controls And Cultural Differences
• Methods of controlling employee behavior andoperations can be quite different in differentcountries.
Distance creates a tendency for formalized controlsin the form of extensive, formal reports.
In less technologically advanced countries, directsupervision and highly centralized decision makingare the basic means of control.
Local laws constraint the corrective actions thatmanagers can take foreign countries.
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The Dysfunctional Side Of Control
• Problems with Unfocused Controls
Failure to achieve desired or intended results occurwhen control measures lack specificity
• Problems with Incomplete Control Measures
Individuals or organizational units attempt to lookgood exclusively on control measures.
• Problems with Inflexible or UnreasonableControl Standards
Controls and organizational goals will be ignored ormanipulated.
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Contemporary Issues In Control
• The right to personal privacy in the workplace
versus: Employer’s monitoring of employee activities in the
workplace
Employer’s liability for employees creating a hostile
environment
Employer’s need to protect intellectual property
Remember: The computer on you r deskbelongs to the com pany.
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Perspective on Employee Theft
• Industrial Security
The opportunity to steal presents itself through laxcontrols and favorable circumstances.
• Criminologists
Employees steal to relieve themselves of financial-based or vice-based pressures.
• Clinical Psychologists
Employees steal because they can rationalize
whatever they are doing as being correct andappropriate behavior.
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EXHIBIT 13 –7 Control Measures for Deterring or
Reducing Employee Theft or Fraud
Sources: Based on A. H. Bell and D. M. Smith. “Protecting the Company Against Theft and Fraud,” Workforce Online (www.workforce.com), (December 3, 2000);J. D. Hansen, “To Catch a Thief,” Journal of Accountancy (March 2000), pp. 43 –46; and J. Greenberg. “The Cognitive Geometry of Employee Theft,” in
Dysfunctional Behavior in Organizations: Nonviolent and Deviant Behavior (Stamford, CT: JAI Press, 1998), pp. 147 –93.
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EXHIBIT 13 –8 Suggestions for Achieving a Supportive
Growth-Oriented Culture
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How An EntrepreneurCan Control For Growth
• Planning for Growth
By addressing growth strategies as part of businessplanning but not being overly rigid in planning.
• Organizing for Growth The key challenges include finding capital, finding
people, and strengthening the organizational culture.
• Controlling for Growth
Maintaining good financial records and financialcontrols over cash flow, inventory, customer data,sales orders, receivables, payables, and costs.
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How Does the EntrepreneurExit the Venture
• Reasons for Harvesting a Venture
Cashing out of the investment in a venture
Exiting due to poor financial returns or organizational
performance of the venture A desire to pursue other ventures
• Business Valuation Methods
Asset valuation
Earnings valuation
Cash flow valuation