IS 111 Quiz No. 2.3 Controlling

What is the primary purpose of controlling?

• To facilitate coordination

• To increase chaos

• To eliminate planning

• To reduce authority

Which type of control is aimed at preventing problems?

• Feedback control

• Concurrent control

• Feed-forward control

• Post-action control

What does controlling help in achieving?

• Achievement of goals

• Increased costs

• Decreased efficiency

• Reduced authority

What is a characteristic of an effective control system?

• It should be static

• It should be flexible

• It should be costly

• It should be complex

What is the first step in the control process?

• Taking corrective actions

• Comparing performance

• Establishing standards

• Measuring actual performance

What does feedback control focus on?

• Outputs after transformation

• Inputs to the organization

• Ongoing activities

• Preventing future problems

What is essential for a control system to be accepted by members?

• It must be expensive

• It must relate to meaningful goals

• It must be inflexible

• It must be complex

What is the role of delegation in controlling?

• It complicates the process

• It reduces authority

• It enables effective rectification

• It is unnecessary

What does the comparison step in the control process determine?

• The complexity of tasks

• The total cost

• The number of employees

• The degree of variation

What is a key aspect of measurement in the control process?

• Subjectivity

• Irrelevance

• Completeness

• Inaccuracy