Consciousness
properties: awareness, control, intention and self-reflection
Subject: control
Psychology of Motivation, The: Abraham Maslow and Frederick Winslow Taylor
are essentially cogs in the industrial machine who must be closely supervised and controlled. His views were based on negative assumptions about what it
Subject: control
Transcript: MOTIVATED BY THE WORK ITSELF, SO YOU NEEDED EXTENSIVE CONTROL STRUCTURES AND YOU NEEDED MANAGERS WHO ACTED MORE AS POLICEMEN THAN AS FACILITATORS, TRAINERS
Types of Budgets
Some companies utilize a budget that is both top-down and bottom-up. This allows managers and non-managers alike to contribute their knowledge and expertise to the budgeting process. Whatever type of budget is used, in order to be effective, it must...
Series: It All Adds Up: Financial Methods Of Control
Subject: control
The Controlling Function
The most brilliantly conceived strategic plan is only likely to be achieved if the organization has an effective controlling process that monitors
Series: Keeping Track: Management And Control
Subject: control
Transcript: TO BE ACHIEVED IF THE ORGANIZATION EXERCISES AN EFFECTIVE CONTROLLING FUNCTION THAT MONITORS PERFORMANCE AND KEEPS THE COMPANY ON TARGET. THE CONCEPT
Increasing Operational Efficiency
Whether they manufacture a physical product or provide a service, all companies have similar needs for efficiency in operations. This applies to scheduling, inventory, organizing employees, quality and productivity. More and more companies are using...
Subject: control
Transcript: CONTROL SYSTEM, BUT HAS EVOLVED TODAY TO BE A MEANS OF TRYING TO PLAN PRODUCTION, SO THAT YOU CAN DETERMINE WHAT INVENTORY YOU NEED WHEN AND WHERE. IN THIS
Effective Financial Management
If a company is to remain healthy and grow to realize its full potential, financial controls must be applied in an intelligent and timely manner
Series: It All Adds Up: Financial Methods Of Control
Subject: control
Transcript: PEOPLE ENGAGED IN THESE ACTIONS ARE IRRATIONAL, IT'S BECAUSE THE CONTROL SYSTEM, IN EFFECT, INCITES THEM TO BEHAVE IN THIS WAY. IF YOU'RE REWARDED
Quality Control Revolution, The
In recent decades, the concept of control, especially quality control, has been undergoing a revolution of sorts. To some extent this has been driven
Series: Keeping Track: Management And Control
Subject: control
Transcript: NARRATOR: IN RECENT DECADES THE CONCEPT OF CONTROL, ESPECIALLY QUALITY CONTROL, HAS BEEN UNDERGOING A REVOLUTION. IT STARTED OFF WITH DOCTOR DEMING
Ratios
Ratios express the relationship between two numbers and can be used in two ways: to compare the past and present performance of the company itself, and to compare the company's performance with that of its competitors. Ratio analysis is an especiall...
Series: It All Adds Up: Financial Methods Of Control
Subject: control
Transcript: REVENUES AND CONTROL YOUR COST AND EXPENSES, GET DECENT RETURNS ON YOUR INVESTMENT, DECENT RETURNS ON YOUR ASSETS, DECENT RETURNS ON YOUR EQUITY? NARRATOR
Need for Financial Controls, The
An organization cannot survive without proper management of its financial resources, and these resources must be continually monitored and controlled.
Series: It All Adds Up: Financial Methods Of Control
Subject: control
Transcript: THEIR COMPANIES. THIS ONGOING REVIEW PROCESS IS KNOWN AS THE CONTROLLING FUNCTION. IF AN ORGANIZATION IS TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY, IT MUST HAVE CONTROLS
Stressed to the Limit: Cognitive Buffers Against Stress
some degree of control over it, fewer negative psychological responses tend to occur. Social support also operates as a buffer against stress, whether
Subject: control
Transcript: noise, okay? You do better in response to that. You show less negative psychological response to it. If you perceive that you have some control Over the