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Business Studies · 2024 · 3 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q22
(a) Explain any three points of importance of Controlling function of management.
(a)
Explain any three points of importance of Controlling function of
management.
OR
(b)
Explain the relationship between Planning and Controlling
functions of management with the help of any three points.
Marking-scheme solution
(a)
Importance of Controlling :
(i)
Accomplishing organisational goals.
(ii)
Making efficient use of resources.
(iii)
Ensuring order and discipline.
(iv)
Improving employee motivation.
(v)
Judging accuracy of standards.
(vi)
Facilitating coordination in action.
OR
(b)
Explain the relationship between ‘Planning' and 'Controlling’
functions of management with the help of any three points.
(b)
Relationship between Planning and Controlling :
Planning and controlling are inseparable twins of management
1. Planning without controlling is meaningless and Controlling is
blind without planning.
Once a plan becomes operational, controlling is necessary to monitor the
progress, measure it, discover deviations and initiate corrective measures
to ensure that events conform to plans. So, Planning without controlling is
meaningless. A system of control presupposes the existence of certain
standards which are provided by planning. Therefore, controlling is blind
without planning
2. Planning is a prerequisite for controlling while controlling seeks to
compel events to conform to plans.
Without planning there is no predetermined understanding of the desired
performance while controlling seeks to compel events to conform to plans
3. Planning is prescriptive while controlling is evaluative.
Planning is basically an intellectual process involving thinking,
articulation and analysis to discover and prescribe an appropriate course
of action for achieving objectives. Controlling, on the other hand, checks
whether decisions have been translated into desired action.
4. Planning is forward-looking while controlling is looking back.
Planning involves looking ahead as plans are prepared for future and are
based on forecasts about future conditions. On the contrary, controlling is
like a postmortem of past activities to find out deviations from the
standards. In that sense, controlling is looking back.
5. Controlling is forward-looking while planning is looking back.
The corrective action in controlling seeks to improve the performance in
the future or to revise future plans. So, controlling is also forward looking.
However, planning is guided by past experiences and the corrective action
initiated by control function aims to improve future performance. Thus,
planning is also looking back.
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