Management Control
Samuel Eilon(Author)
Pergamon (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published in January 1979
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-08-022481-7 (ISBN)
Description
Identifies the control function as a central theme in the management process. The essential ingredients of control include the specification of a goal (or goals), a measurement task, feedback information on performance, and the decision to take corrective action. The absence of any of these ingredients can only result in the action. The absence of any of these ingredients can only result in the management activity becoming ineffectual or even meaningless. A manager may, therefore, be identified as a controller of a system, and the book proceeds to explore first the relationships between a controller and his system and secondly the interactions between several controllers operating within the same system. The nature of the decision making process is then analysed and various types of decisions are identified, followed by a discussion of problems associated with organizational design.
Identifies the control function as a central theme in the management process. The essential ingredients of control include the specification of a goal (or goals), a measurement task, feedback information on performance, and the decision to take corrective action. The absence of any of these ingredients can only result in the action. The absence of any of these ingredients can only result in the management activity becoming ineffectual or even meaningless. A manager may, therefore, be identified as a controller of a system, and the book proceeds to explore first the relationships between a controller and his system and secondly the interactions between several controllers operating within the same system. The nature of the decision making process is then analysed and various types of decisions are identified, followed by a discussion of problems associated with organizational design.
Identifies the control function as a central theme in the management process. The essential ingredients of control include the specification of a goal (or goals), a measurement task, feedback information on performance, and the decision to take corrective action. The absence of any of these ingredients can only result in the action. The absence of any of these ingredients can only result in the management activity becoming ineffectual or even meaningless. A manager may, therefore, be identified as a controller of a system, and the book proceeds to explore first the relationships between a controller and his system and secondly the interactions between several controllers operating within the same system. The nature of the decision making process is then analysed and various types of decisions are identified, followed by a discussion of problems associated with organizational design.
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-08-022481-7 (9780080224817)
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Content
(partial) Preface. Management, systems and control. Correspondence between a system and its controllers. Control systems with several controllers. Control of a two-state system. Notes on information processing. Taxonomy of communications. What is a decision? Prescription in management decisions. Goals and constraints. Structure and determinism.