IS111 Quiz No. 2.3

This aspect of measurement helps to avoid bias that is essentially found in the subjective assessment of tasks and people.

• responsiveness

• objectivity

• completeness

• subjectivity

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an Effective Control System?

• accurate

• timely

• flexible

• subjective

• none of the choices

Which feature of controlling states that it involves a post-mortem examination of past events; it is often viewed negatively, as a policing or watchdog kind of job.

• control is a positive force

• control process is universal

• control is forward-looking

• control is a continuous process

This type of control focuses on the outputs or the ultimate result of the organization after the transformation is complete.

This aspect of measurement helps to support the belief that effort and performance lead to improvement in the systems of control.

• completeness

• subjectivity

• objectivity

• responsiveness

Which of the following is the last step of the control process?

• taking corrective action

• comparison of actual performance with standard

• measurement of actual performance

• establishment of standards

Which importance of control addresses the emergence of new products and innovations that can affect the overall performance of the organization?

• promoting coordination

• coping with uncertainty and change

• facilitating decentralization of authority

• bringing order and discipline

This type of control takes place while an activity is in progress.

This characteristic of an effective control system describes control systems as a tool that can indicate, upon the detection of the deviation from standards, what corrective action should be taken.

• flexible

• prescriptive and operational

• economically realistic

• organizationally realistic

This characteristic of an effective control system states that the cost of implementing a control system should be less than or at most equal to the benefits derived from the control system.

• flexible

• prescriptive and operational

• economically realistic

• organizationally realistic