Fundamentals of Management, 8th ed

Source: From Hill, Strategic Management, 4th Edition.

© 1998 Cengage Learning.

EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISE

Control Systems at State University

Purpose:

This exercise offers you an opportunity

to practice analyzing an organization’s need for con-

trols. You also will describe likely challenges to

implementation and list ways to overcome resistance

to control.

Introduction:

The following case represents an

organization with seriously deficient control systems,

which is rather unrealistic. However, most organiza-

tions do suffer from one or more control efforts that

are lacking or ineffective. In addition, implementing

controls

is

usually

more

difficult

than

simply