Of what use are management ideas and concepts in the practice of management?
Of what use are management ideas and concepts in the practice of management?
Management ideas and concepts can become very useful in practice and can benefit a company greatly if implemented well. On the other hand the ideas and concepts need to be adapted to fit the market sector, company culture etc. and if they aren’t adapted and are just put into practice by the book, they aren’t likely to become much use.Control
The management concept of control can be of great help in practice in many cases and can be defined as “Control ensures that the plan is achieved in spite of obstacles, variations and uncertainties in both the organisation and its environment.” CITATION Nay04 \l 2057 (Naylor, 2004). A good control system can benefit a company hugely in terms of the quality of service they can provide. There are three different types of control systems:
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4161155119380This is where you monitor the outputs and respond to the defects produced by making changes to the inputs and process.
020000This is where you monitor the outputs and respond to the defects produced by making changes to the inputs and process.
Feedback- CITATION Nay04 \l 2057 (Naylor, 2004)81026012827000
421981874930This is where you monitor in the present and react to make changes needed
020000This is where you monitor in the present and react to make changes needed
Concurrent- CITATION Nay04 \l 2057 (Naylor, 2004)1144905-63500
4158360113718This is where you monitor from previous results to control effectively by knowing what will be needed at certain times.
020000This is where you monitor from previous results to control effectively by knowing what will be needed at certain times.
Feed forward- CITATION Nay04 \l 2057 (Naylor, 2004)An example of where control has been put in practice is at Littlewoods which is a home shopping company. They have implemented all 3 types of control systems within their service to ensure quality is constantly being offered to the
Management ideas and concepts can become very useful in practice and can benefit a company greatly if implemented well. On the other hand the ideas and concepts need to be adapted to fit the market sector, company culture etc. and if they aren’t adapted and are just put into practice by the book, they aren’t likely to become much use.Control
The management concept of control can be of great help in practice in many cases and can be defined as “Control ensures that the plan is achieved in spite of obstacles, variations and uncertainties in both the organisation and its environment.” CITATION Nay04 \l 2057 (Naylor, 2004). A good control system can benefit a company hugely in terms of the quality of service they can provide. There are three different types of control systems:
7092952667000
4161155119380This is where you monitor the outputs and respond to the defects produced by making changes to the inputs and process.
020000This is where you monitor the outputs and respond to the defects produced by making changes to the inputs and process.
Feedback- CITATION Nay04 \l 2057 (Naylor, 2004)81026012827000
421981874930This is where you monitor in the present and react to make changes needed
020000This is where you monitor in the present and react to make changes needed
Concurrent- CITATION Nay04 \l 2057 (Naylor, 2004)1144905-63500
4158360113718This is where you monitor from previous results to control effectively by knowing what will be needed at certain times.
020000This is where you monitor from previous results to control effectively by knowing what will be needed at certain times.
Feed forward- CITATION Nay04 \l 2057 (Naylor, 2004)An example of where control has been put in practice is at Littlewoods which is a home shopping company. They have implemented all 3 types of control systems within their service to ensure quality is constantly being offered to the
Bibliography: BIBLIOGRAPHY Anon., n.d. TNT Corporate Responsibility. [Online] Available at: http://www.tnt.com/corporate/en/site/home/about_us/corporate_responsibility.html Naylor, J., 2004. Management. s.l.:Pearson Education Limited.