Question

5 Which of the following is not a limitation of controlling?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Limitations of Controlling (a) Difficulty in setting Quantitative Standards – It becomes very difficult to compare the actual performance with the predetermined standards, if these standards are not expressed in quantitative terms. This is especially so in areas of job satisfaction, human behavior an employee morale. (b) No control on External Factors – An organization fails to have control on external factor like technological changes, competition, government policies, and changes in taste of consumers etc. (c) Resistance from Employees – Often employees resist the control systems since they consider them as curbs on their freedom. For example surveillance through closed circuit television (CCTV).

Answer 2

Complete Question:

Which of the following is not a limitation of controlling?

(a) Little control on external factors

(b) Costly affair

(c) Ensuring order and discipline

(d) Difficulty in setting quantitative standards

(c) Ensuring order and discipline is not a limitation of controlling.

Explanation:

• Controlling is the process of ensuring that an organization's operations are carried out according to its plans.
• Controlling also ensures that an organization's assets are being used effectively and efficiently to achieve its goals.
• Difficulty in establishing quantitative standards: Control systems lose their effectiveness when performance standards cannot be defined in quantitative terms, and it is extremely difficult to establish quantitative standards for human behaviour, efficiency, job satisfaction, employee morale, and so on.