DIRECT CONTROL VERSUS PREVENTIVE CONTROL

DIRECT CONTROL:

1.                  Cause of negative Deviations from standards. Un certain, Lac of knowledge, experience or judgment

2.                  Questionable assumptions underlying direct control

• Assumption that that performance can be measured
• Assumption that personal responsibility exists
• Assumption that time expenditure if warranted
• Assumption that mistake can be discovered in time
• Assumption that the person responsible will take.
•                               Corrective steps.

Preventive control

Assumption :

            Qualified managers make a minimum of errors.

            Management fundamental can e used to measure performance

            Application of management fundamentals can be evaluated.

Advantages :

1.                  Greater accuracy

2.                  Encourage self control

3.                  Lighten the managerial burden

4.                  Impressive

Thus control is a very important process through which managers ensure that actual activities confirm to planned activities. It is mainly used to measure progress, to uncover deviations and to indicate corrective action.