Which of the following are the importance of controlling?

(A) It helps in accomplishing organizational goals.
(B) It improves past planning by providing information derived from present experience.
(C) It helps in improving employee motivation.
(D) It helps in judging the accuracy of standards.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A), (C) and (D) only

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (C) and (D) only.

Besides statement (B) It improves past planning by providing information derived from present experience, all are importance of controlling.

(A) It helps in accomplishing organizational goals.  The controlling function measures progress towards the organisational goals and brings to light the deviations, if any, and indicates corrective action. It, thus, guides the organisation and keeps it on the right track so that organisational goals might be achieved.

(C) It helps in improving employee motivation. A good control system ensures that employees know well in advance what they are expected to do and what are the standards of performance on the basis of which they will be appraised. It, thus, motivates them and helps them to give better performance.

(D) It helps in judging the accuracy of standards. A good control system enables management to verify whether the standards set are accurate and objective. An efficient control system keeps a careful check on the changes taking place in the organisation and in the environment and helps to review and revise the standards in light of such changes.