Exam 19: Basic Elements of Control

MTV does not require its various divisions (MTV Europe,MTV Australia,MTV India,MTV Latin America,and so on)to report in frequently.It believes in letting each manager have the authority to respond quickly to environmental changes.These changes do not have to be approved by MTV before they are implemented.MTV has a(n)____ perspective toward international strategic control.

Screening controls

Which of the following is NOT a type of operating budget?

____________________ control generally focuses on structure,leadership,technology,human resources,and information and operating systems.

One barrier to effective communication is the filtering of upward communication.Which characteristic of effective control systems would this affect?

Secretary of Defense,Gates,shifted the pentagon's budget from expensive,high tech weapon systems to timely,responsive systems.Small defense contractors were more responsive to the change and won more contracts.In this case ____ control helped the small companies.

A(n)____ is a financial statement that lists all of the organization's assets and liabilities at a given point in time.

Income statements,balance sheets,and audits are examples of the control of

____ ratios assess the ease with which the assets of the organization can be converted into cash.

A college admissions board required students to have certain grade point averages and SAT scores to be accepted at the school.What form of operations control do these requirements represent?

Reporters who verify stories with additional sources are using screening control.

____ control is a form of organizational control characterized by formal and mechanistic structural arrangements.

A nonprofit had volunteers show up to paint a building.Unfortunately the paint ran out before the project was complete,so the volunteers went home early.If the nonprofit had planned better it would have known: how many volunteers to expect,if more paint was needed how long it would take to get the paint,and to have materials ready for an additional project.The nonprofit's control process needed

Match the following.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all. -Focus on one or more organizational processes

Match the following.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all. -Movie screening before release

Organizational control is

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of decentralized control?

External audits examine the efficiency and appropriateness of financial and accounting procedures.

Businesses must manage their finances so that revenues are sufficient to cover costs.Not-for-profit organizations such as universities do not have the same concerns.

Identify a goal you have (such as starting a career).Describe five specific actions you can take that will control your behavior and help you work toward achieving that goal.How will you measure your progress?