Power and Control
Introduction
While business is growing at a rapid rate, power and control is play a significant role in management control system. The concept of control and power, also are the important elements of organizational behavior. However, because of the development of society, some people always confuse the means of power and control. In order to enhance work behavior and organizational performance, the people who work in a organization should learn how to use power and control properly. Control systems are widely used in organization and the process of the management. To analyze the concept between power and control, this essay will first argue that the concept of control in the past, and then it is shown that the modern concept of control. Finally, it is indicated that the concept of power and how to use it. This essay will show that the analysis of power and control, and how to use them propriety.
Analysis of control
According to Mukkins control means “Control is, therefore, a general concept that is applied to both individual behavior and organizational performance.”(Mukkins 2010) In other words, control is one of organizational behavior, and is also one of function of organizational performance. Control is an essential process of management. Control also means stability, order, reliability. The staffs of organization who have not enough experience to do exactly the organization want them to do. In these conditions, the staffs may actually desire control. Lawler indicate that “three reasons why employees might want to be control. 1) to give feedback about task performance; 2)to provide some degree of structure of tasks, definition of how the tasks are to be carried out, and how performance will be measured; 3)where reward systems, for example pay, are based on performance.” (Lawler, 1976) when a staff asking “what should I do? How well is my performance?” It is means asking for control and feedback of his work. Manager should give him some guidance and tell him
While business is growing at a rapid rate, power and control is play a significant role in management control system. The concept of control and power, also are the important elements of organizational behavior. However, because of the development of society, some people always confuse the means of power and control. In order to enhance work behavior and organizational performance, the people who work in a organization should learn how to use power and control properly. Control systems are widely used in organization and the process of the management. To analyze the concept between power and control, this essay will first argue that the concept of control in the past, and then it is shown that the modern concept of control. Finally, it is indicated that the concept of power and how to use it. This essay will show that the analysis of power and control, and how to use them propriety.
Analysis of control
According to Mukkins control means “Control is, therefore, a general concept that is applied to both individual behavior and organizational performance.”(Mukkins 2010) In other words, control is one of organizational behavior, and is also one of function of organizational performance. Control is an essential process of management. Control also means stability, order, reliability. The staffs of organization who have not enough experience to do exactly the organization want them to do. In these conditions, the staffs may actually desire control. Lawler indicate that “three reasons why employees might want to be control. 1) to give feedback about task performance; 2)to provide some degree of structure of tasks, definition of how the tasks are to be carried out, and how performance will be measured; 3)where reward systems, for example pay, are based on performance.” (Lawler, 1976) when a staff asking “what should I do? How well is my performance?” It is means asking for control and feedback of his work. Manager should give him some guidance and tell him
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