...Control Mechanisms of Walmart Corporation Companies all across the world use control mechanisms to achieve and monitor the success of the organization. If a company has planned poorly the goals, objectives, or a disagreeing management, the likelihood of the company surviving for any length of time becomes slim and considered an out-of-control company. Managers today must control their people, inventories, quality, and costs, to mention just a few of their responsibilities (Bateman & Snell, 2009). The three broad strategies for achieving organizational controls consist of bureaucratic control, market control, and clan control (Bateman & Snell, 2009). When planning for these controls managers follow four steps for each: setting performance standards, measuring performance, comparing performance against the standards, and determining deviations, along with taking actions to correct problems and reinforce success. The paper will focus on the control mechanisms of Walmart Corporation and how the mechanisms compare and contrast from others, their effectiveness, positive and negative reactions, and how each affect the four functions of management. Walmart Corporation Walmart serves more than 200 million customers and members throughout their 8,650 retail units between the companies 55 operating banners in 15 countries on a weekly basis (Walmart, 2010). With sales in 2010 of over $405 billion, employing more than Two million associates worldwide, and receiving the title of 2010s...
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...Control Mechanism’s Paper Learning Team C MGT 330 September 12th, 2010 Robert Bloomfield Control Mechanism’s Paper Control mechanisms are regularly used with successful organizations to maintain and adjust processes and practices. Wal-Mart is a company that applies control mechanisms to its business functions to remain a global leader in the industry. The four types of control mechanisms that Wal-Mart puts into action are market control, clan control, audit control, and performance standards. Market Control is “the ability of buyers or sellers to exert influence over the price or quantity of a good, service, or commodity exchanged in a market”. (Encarta.com). the next mechanism used is Clan control it “relies on values, beliefs, corporate culture, shared norms, and informal relationships to regulate employee behaviors and facilitate the reaching of organizational goals” (strategic business.com). Audit control is the process of self examination as it relates to accounts and products. Lastly, Performance standards are an organizational approved set of requirements, goals and expectations that employees must meet. These four mechanisms are paramount in today’s business world for effectively and efficiently doing business to meet organizational goals. Wal-Mart has a responsibility to its employees, vendors and the customers to make changes where needed. The economy has influenced the frequency of the changes and requires constant monitoring. The application of these...
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...Starbucks organization control mechanisms such as, bureaucratic control, market control and clan control are put to use daily. With any type of control mechanism there are positive and negative aspects to each. Let us look at the positive and negative reactions to control mechanisms within the Starbucks organization starting with bureaucratic control. The use of bureaucratic control for Starbucks is implemented and managed on the executive level. At this level, bureaucratic control is used by management to control employee behavior through a system of rewards and formal procedures. One way Starbucks implements its formal procedures is through the control of franchising. Howard Schultz the owner and creator of Starbucks is quoted on franchising by stating, “Starbucks remain steadfastly opposed to franchising, so that the company could control the quality of its products and build a culture common to all stores”(MHHE). Starbucks uses bureaucratic control positively by maintaining control over its product and location sites. Negatively this can impact bureaucratic control when it comes to franchising. Unlike Starbucks, McDonalds encourages franchising. It is through the independent owners of McDonald’s franchises that creative and new products are made and added to the companies menu. Many ideas for new items on the menu come from the franchisees responding to customer demand (MCDONALDS.CO.UK) Market control is another type of control mechanism used by the Starbucks...
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...MGT 330 –Control Mechanism Paper Control Mechanisms Control mechanisms have many purposes in business management. The control mechanism of employee incentives directly influences the management function of leading (Ganly, 2010). Control mechanisms serve many important purposes; they allow an organization to protect their values they have created as well as the profit of the organization from reduction by competitors, partners, or customers. Control mechanisms add for better predictability, this in turn helps form better business models for an organization. This paper evaluates six different control mechanisms among six different organizations. The control mechanisms are: job descriptions, program evaluations, pay scale, communication, performance evaluations, and disciplinary procedures. Job Descriptions Consolidated Care depends on detailed job descriptions for their employees to be an effective organization. Job descriptions are effective because they establish lines of authority and areas of responsibility. Consolidated Care uses job descriptions not only as an outline of expectations of the employee but also a tool to provide an evaluation criterion and provide motivation. Consolidated Care employees respond both positive and negative to their job descriptions. Job descriptions also provide employees with the guidance of who to go to when a problem arises or questions occur. Though, there are some employees who react negative to job description. These employees believe...
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...Control Mehcanisms Bridjette Andrews, Glenda Griggs, Alejandro Ortiz, Angela Johnson MGT/330 May 18, 2011 Dr. Alex Karie Control Mehcanisms Wal-Mart is a increasingly large industry functioning to meet the needs of its consumers, employees and producers by using controls; the controls that Wal-mart feel are the most effective at achieving the goals of the company are market control, clan control, manager audits, and performance standards. These controls help make Wal-Mart the growing empire it is today. No business can thrive without some form of control. The way that each form control works effects all of the four functions of management; organizing, leading, controlling and planning. Each control chosen by Wal-Mart was chosen because they are important to thrive in the business world they help increase the confidence of customers, employees and suppliers. All controls involve managers making decisions that are for the betterment of the company. But there are differences between the many control mechanisms that are implemented within Wal-Mart. The following control mechanisms are used at Wal-Mart; market control, clan control, manager audits and performance standards. Market Control is maintained through certain aspects of the market including market share, price, and competition. This form of control is also called decentralized control. Market control is used when there is a reasonable level of competition within the market especially in the service area as well...
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...Preview: ... xperience growth. Positive and Negative Reactions Everything in life has pros and cons. Â There are positives aspects and negative aspects on each of these controls mechanisms. The negative characteristics are ( Bateman, & Snell, 2009, Ch.16.) : In the Bureaucratic form, the opposites argue that it would be great if people were robots, because this control does not take the human elements of behavior, and emotions into consideration. People usually put up strong resistance to control systems in any organization. They like to engage in trying to beat the system. This is negative behavior. Sometimes control systems can be viewed as an invasion of privacy and could lead to negative behavior, and roadblock bonding and socialization process among employees. This could also lead to a lawsuit. Financially speaking in terms of the control mechanism, it is argued that letting numbers run your business is bad sometimes because the other important functions and aspects of management go on the proverbial back burner. Human Resources, Research and Design, and other departments fade into the shadows. On the other side, there are some good reasons for the control mechanisms in a business. They are ( Bateman, & Snell, 2009, Ch.16.): Bureaucratic control can work well provided that the managers in charge, have been trained, and know their job, and have been selected to be in management because of their skills, not who they know. A company that has strong reporting in earnings and...
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...Control Mechanisms in Starbucks Corporation MGT/330 Control Mechanisms in Starbucks Corporation “Our mission: to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time.” (Starbucks.com 2014.) This is the Starbucks mission statement. Starbucks success has been built around this mission statement and how control mechanisms are implemented with this statement in mind. For the purposes of this paper the following four mechanisms will be highlighted; clan, budget, bureaucratic, and market. These mechanisms need to work cohesively to achieve the desired corporate result. Four control mechanisms identified within the Starbucks Company is bureaucratic, budget, clan and market. Like many companies, Starbucks takes a bureaucratic approach. They use “rules, regulations, and authority to guide performance” (Bateman & Snell, 2007, "Managerial Control"). As for as budgetary controls, Starbucks uses budgeting to determine how things are going within the company and the cost it takes to keep the company working at a high/competitive level. The last two control mechanisms, clan control and market control, both tie into the previous two control mechanisms mentioned. Clan control is based on the values, shared goals, and trust between their employees. With that being said, bureaucratic control and clan control helps determine the right people for Starbucks and sets a foundation on how their employees can help themselves and the company be successful...
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...Control Mechanisms for Home Depot Jaclyn Fix, Kelly Gomez, William Miller, and Nicholas Johnston MGT/330 November 14, 2011 Bassam Asfoor Control Mechanisms for Home Depot The four functions of management are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling (Bateman & Snell, 2009). The four types of controls used by Home Depot significantly affect the four functions of management within the organization. Setting performance standards is a part of the planning process while measuring them is part of the control function. Managing performance standards enables the company to have more visibility on what works and what does not in both policy and product. Rectifying problems also plays into each of the functions of management, largely in leading. Home Depot’s corporate and executive levels must monitor the company and identify any potential problems or issues that need to be addressed. Four Types of Control Mechanisms The four types of control mechanisms used for The Home Depot are setting performance standards, measure performance; compare performance against the standards, and taking actions to correct deficiency. The depot sets performance standards during orientation, the standards given are what the company expects from every individual who works for the company. There are also standards given to each individual according to what department he or she works in. For example employees are sales associates, sales specialists, or operational...
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...Control Mechanisms University of Phoenix MGT/330 September 29, 2010 Introduction Wal-Mart is undoubtedly the number one seller globally and has accomplished it all in less than 50 years. When Wal-Mart opened in 1962 never did Sam Walton believe that in 2008, his company would be able to bring in sales profits that surpass $100 billion, and that says a great deal for a company to attain that when the country was dealing with a recession. The vision and goal of the company was to ensure that every customer would have the opportunity to find a place that would offer fair priced worth products to all consumers and equality shown to customers as well. That vision continues as of today while Wal-Mart guarantees that they will counterpart any competitor’s price. Not only does Wal-Mart have more than 650,000 people on staff they also manage more than 2,900 stores internationally as well. Besides the customary Wal-Mart, there is also the Super Wal-Mart that sells food and beverage goods as well as house commodities and automotive products and a section that includes a pharmacy inside too. All together that makes Wal-Mart a one stop shopping experience. The next branch of the Wal-Mart family is the Wal-Mart neighborhood grocery stores. These stores center their attention on food, beverage, and pharmacy goods period. These particular stores are smaller but they do include all the aspects of a customary grocery store. Last the Wal-Mart family also...
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...Operons Control of Gene Activity in Prokaryotic Cells I. The activity of genes is controlled by the cell and the environment. A. Inducible genes are inactive unless circumstances cause them to be activated (“turned on”). B. Repressible genes are active unless circumstances cause them to be inactivated (“turned off”). C. Constitutive gene functions are active continually, with no control exerted. This is generally an abnormal situation. II. In prokaryotic cells (and viruses) the control of gene activity is often in the form of operons. A. Operons are a form of transcriptional control. B. An operon consists of the structural gene (or genes) which actually code for specific proteins and the controlling elements associated with the control of those genes. An operon typically contains several genes, all under the same control mechanism. C. Though rather similar controlling systems have been found for some eukaryotic genes, control mechanisms in eukaryotes are generally more diverse and more complex, and except for a few examples in simple eukaryotic organisms like yeasts, multiple genes are not found to function under a single control mechanism. In other words, eukaryotic cells do not have operons. III. The first operon investigated was the lac operon in E. coli. This work came from Jacob and Monod (1959 Journal of Molecular Biology V. 1). A. The primary carbohydrate source for the cell is the sugar glucose, but there...
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...1: The Human Body: An Orientation I. An Overview of Anatomy and Physiology (pp. 1–3) A. Anatomy is the study of the structure of body parts and their relationships to each other, and physiology is the study of the function of body parts (p. 2). B. Topics of Anatomy (p. 2) 1. Gross (macroscopic) anatomy is the study of structures large enough to be seen with the naked eye. a. Regional anatomy is the study of all body structures in a given body region. b. Systemic anatomy is the study of all structures in a body system. c. Surface anatomy is the study of internal body structures as they relate to the overlying skin. 2. Microscopic anatomy is the study of structures that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. a. Cytology is the study of individual cells. b. Histology is the study of tissues. 3. Developmental anatomy is the study of the change in body structures over the course of a lifetime; embryology focuses on development that occurs before birth. 4. Specialized Branches of Anatomy a. Pathological anatomy is the study of structural changes associated with disease. b. Radiographic anatomy is the study of internal structures using specialized visualization techniques. c. Molecular biology is the study of biological molecules. 5. Essential tools for studying anatomy are the mastery of medical terminology and the development of keen observational skills. ...
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...All people use defense mechanisms, whether they be consciously or unconsciously. Anxiety may arise from an intense situation or even past experience. It is then the ego's job to displace anxiety so as to protect the rest of the mind. Through defense mechanisms such as sublimation, repression, fantasy, compulsive fun-seeking, and negativism, the ego eliminates anxiety caused by surroundings which in effect tries to prevent insanity. Fantasy is a device used to thwart reality. It involved the imagination of a fantasy life for the individual to crawl into, in essence, to escape reality. It is needed to be utilized by everyone in order to maintain sanity. If the mind were exposed to the realities of live with all it's anxieties at every minute and every second, the person would become completely insane. Fantasy raises self-esteem, brings down anxiety, and often involves the vision of a success-based life. However, if a person lives only in fantasy and never in reality, they become essentially psychotic. This person has no comprehension of reality and therefore cannot function in it. Fantasy can only function sparingly, allowing conscience control. Repression is the most unconscious form of defense mechanism. It takes harmful memories or experiences and places them in the unconscious. This way, the conscious does not have access to them and they cannot be remembered often, if at all. However, the downfall is that if these images are resurfaced, the person can be heavily damaged. Reliving...
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...Control Mechanism: Walt Disney Company Whitney Leung Tony Saludas Wendy Sanchez Jim Stickell MGT 330 Jack Land “The management function of monitoring performance and making needed changes” is control (Bateman). Control is the fourth and final function that completes the management process and will help guarantee success in an organization. This process will help management ensure that an organization’s will use all necessary resources to achieve their goals effectively and efficiently. The Walt Disney Company and their associated offices have continuously over the years committed to produce creative entertainment experiences made for every family across the world. Today, this major corporation is split into four different business segments in the following categories: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, and consumer products. (The Walt Disney Company) Since founded in 1923, The Walt Disney Company use control mechanism to maintain regulated guidelines and procedures to achieve their goals effectively and efficiently. This paper will examine, and compare and contrast four types of control mechanisms the Walt Disney Company used: (1) budgetary controls, (2) marketing control, (3) bureaucratic control cycle, and (4) management audits to determine the effectiveness of each by examining the positive and negative reactions to these controls in order to explain how these control mechanisms affect the four function of management. Budgetary...
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...Positive and Negatives Apple Inc uses bureaucratic control and the sub processes of feed-forward control, concurrent control and financial control to a certain extent. Apple Inc also uses clan control to meet its performance standards and objectives. Apple’s positive and negative reactions to the use of these controls have a significant impact on the corporation. Apple requires suppliers to commit to their Supplier Code of Conduct as a condition of doing business with them. This is an advantage for feed-forward because Apple makes sure that their suppliers meet policies, procedures, and rules before any operations begin. To meet the requirements Apple conduct onsite audits, approve corrective action plans, and verify implementation. As a result, worker protections and factory conditions have improved at many facilities throughout Apple’s supply base ("Supplier Responsibility", 2011). Apple’s measurement of concurrent control is how they have a plan to reduce cost in shipping their product. A design and engineer team of experts are deployed to develop a product for packaging that is slim and light yet protective. Efficient packaging design not only reduces materials and waste, it also helps reduce the emissions produced during transportation. The advantages of this plan are that more Apple products are being shipped to fit on each shipping crate, more crates fit on each vessel and aircraft, and fewer vessels and aircrafts are used. Apple’s financial...
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...Homeostasis occurs when an organism or the internal conditions of the human body are at equilibrium. Usually, homeostasis allows the body to maintain relatively stable internal conditions, even though the outer part of the body may change frequently. In order to achieve homeostasis in the human body, a great deal of communication is required between the control center (brain), the receptors and other structures within the body (Marieb, Hoehn 9). According to Marieb and Hoehn, most homeostatic control mechanisms are considered to be negative feedback mechanisms. This system’s output shuts off the original effect of the stimulus and reduces its intensity. A good example of negative feedback is when we are in need of food and our metabolism slows...
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