IMPORTANCE OF CONTROL

① Ensures activities are carried out according to plan

Natural English

Effective control ensures that activities which have been planned are properly implemented according to the plan.

This helps ensure that activities run smoothly.

🧠 Like you’re 5:

Imagine you plan to bake a cake.

Your plan says:

  1. Buy flour

  2. Buy eggs

  3. Mix ingredients

  4. Bake cake

  5. Decorate cake

Control checks:

“Are we actually following the plan?”

If someone skips buying flour and tries to bake anyway:

❌ Problem.

Control helps detect this.


② Identifies and corrects deviations

This is a VERY important word:

Deviation = difference between what should happen and what actually happens.

For example:

Expected sales = RM20,000

Actual sales = RM15,000

Deviation = RM5,000

There is a problem.

Natural English

Control helps an organisation identify deviations/problems quickly and take corrective action before they become more serious.

🧠 Like you’re 5:

Your teacher says:

“You should get 80 marks.”

You get:

50 marks.

There’s a difference.

That difference is a deviation.

Control asks:

“Why did this happen?”

Maybe:

* you didn’t study enough

* the questions were difficult

* you misunderstood the topic

Then you fix the problem.


③ Allows managers to give feedback to employees about their performance

Natural English

Control activities record what has happened.

Managers can use this information to give employees feedback about their job performance.

The information can also be used as a guide for making better planning and control decisions in the future.

🧠 Like you’re 5:

Imagine your teacher checks your homework.

Teacher says:

“Your calculation is correct, but you made a mistake here.”

That’s feedback.

The worker can then understand:

“Ohhh, this is what I need to improve.”


④ Ensures activities move towards the established objectives

Natural English

Control ensures that organisational activities remain consistent with the organisation’s strategies and objectives.

The information collected can also help managers make better plans and control activities more effectively in the future.

🧠 Like you’re 5:

Imagine you’re travelling to:

📍 Kuala Lumpur

You accidentally start travelling toward:

📍 Penang

You need someone to tell you:

“HEY! Wrong direction!”

That’s basically what control does.

It checks:

“Are we still moving toward our goal?”

⭐ Key idea:

Control keeps the organisation on the correct path toward its objectives.