Administrative Management

Administrative Management

Introduction

Effective management is the key to success for every organization. There are various managerial functions and tools that involve planning, organizing, staffing, and directing. Controlling is one of the effective tools that are the part of management functions. The efficient and effective control systems help the management of an organization in a number of ways. It assists the organizations in checking and minimizing the errors and further assists in decision making and taking the corrective actions. It ensures the management of business according to the desired manners.

The control systems enable various functions of organization to work efficiently. The control systems analyze the shortfalls in other management functions that are linked together and provide the ways for overcoming those shortfalls for the success of the organization. Control systems assist the management processes; it integrates the levels of organizational hierarchies, it assists in looking future plan and assists in planning, and it manages the organizational activities for their enhanced performances. The control system improves the organizational efficiency. Various controlling plans and procedures perform as motivators to managers.

Singapore based companies

There are many organizations in Singapore that are performing at higher levels and even on the international level. For some of the organization their deviation from proper control systems has leaded them to fall in their productivity and profits. Many well known Singaporean companies are operating. The two of them are Jebsen & Jessen (SEA) Pte Ltd and Seagate Technology. Jebsen & Jessen (SEA) Pte Ltd is an engineering company that is involved in manufacturing and distribution at large scale around the globe. It mainly produces Cable Technology, Chemicals, Communications, Life Sciences, Material Handling, Offshore, Packaging and Technology.

Seagate Technology is the manufacturer of hard drives and other IT products. It is also one of the largest Singaporean IT products manufacturing company.

Discussion

The control system is an essential tool in strategic management. All the strategies of the organization require proper control and effective strategic evaluation systems. When there is proper internal control system, it affects positively upon the external control systems. By the help of control systems, managers analyzes whether the selected and implemented strategy is achieving the organizational goals and objectives. The basic controlling system involves reviewing internal as well as external factors on which the current strategies are based, evaluating the performances and eliminating the errors by taking corrective procedures.

Characteristics of control systems

Effective control systems in an organization have certain characteristics that lead the organization toward success. These characteristics involve the following.

Regulates accurate information: An effective control system provides the correct information about the performances of management functions. The accurate information helps the managers to analyze the real situation and helps in decision making.

Timely information: proper system provides timely information regarding both internal and external factors that assists managers in achieving attaining the potential opportunities in time.

Clear and understandable: proper control systems provide the clear and understandable information throughout the management that helps managers in taking accurate decisions to fulfill organizational objectives.

Objectivity: Managers should be capable of ...