Paper Topic:

organisation and management

ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT

2007

INTRODUCTIONS

Control is the process of assuring the efficient accomplishment of enterprise objectives . In the turbulent environment faced by management power and control is necessary to anticipate problems , measure performance against standards , take corrective actions for deviations from plans and if necessary , modify plans

The term control may have some negative connotations for some . In the management process , it is a facilitating function aiding the organization to accomplish the set objectives

The primary responsibility for exercising control rests with management at HQ division with

the execution of plans . In an organization , control consists in verifying whether everything occurs in conformity with the plans adopted , the instructions issued and principles established . Its object is to point out weaknesses and errors in to rectify them and prevent recurrence . It operates on everything , things , people , and actions . It is wrong to assume that only top management has the responsibility for power and control and that there is little need for control at lower levels of management . While the scope for control may vary to some extent depending upon the position of an employee in the hierarchy , all those who have responsibility for the execution of plans need to exercise control too

M /s Engineering Products is an engineering company , based in UK manufacturing mechanical tools for various industrial manufactures .Due to the marketing trend and policy change , the company sometime in 1980 did some major deviations by closing and selling some units and presently in the trade of defense , industrial services and auto parts The company is in the line of exporting components to different countries . It has processed for expansion , 50 of the employees are stationed in Western Europe and North America . Bulk of the sales is taken care by Western Europe and America and a very small portion by UK

PREREQUISITES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS

The major prerequisites of control are two : a plan and a structure

a ) Plan : controls must be based . on plan . The more clear and complete the plans are the more effective controls can be plans become the standards by which the actions are measured

b ) Structure : There is need for a structure to know where the responsibility rests for deviations and corrective action , if any needed . As in the case of plans , the more clear and complete the organization structure is , the more effective control can be . Controls to be effective , should share the following basic characteristics

Appropriate : Controls should correspond to an organization 's plans Controls designed for a Management Executive are inappropriate for a supervisor

Strategic : Control should serve a strategic purpose and provide spotlight on positive and negative exceptions at critical points

Acceptable : Controls will not work unless people want them to . They should be acceptable to those to whom they apply

Reliable and objective : Controls should be accurate and unbiased . If they are unreliable and subjective , people will resent them

THE POWER AND CONTROL PROCESS

In the Engineering Products the control process used involves three...

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