Assignment 1-3 Read and analyze the Private Fitness, Inc. case in Management Control Systems. Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addressing the following. Follow APA guidelines for citations and format for your paper. a. Summarizes the case and provide background information. b. Describes a solution to Rosemary Worth's control problem that emphasizes: 1. Results controls 2. Action controls 3. Personnel/cultural controls c. Makes a recommendation. d. Explains why your recommendation
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analyze of the practice controlling cases. This essay will discuss how to achieve an effective organizational control from the three interdependent and integrated factors: the organizational system, culture and the correction process. First, I will elaborate the substance of organization and the patterns of the organizational control, then go into details to discuss how the organizational system and culture contribute to the effectiveness of controlling. And go through the effect of correction process
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think about the meaning of good control; (2) to consider a number of different forms of controls; (3) to think about the design vs. the implementation of the various forms of controls; and (4) to consider costs in their recommendations. Questions 1. Where is the theater’s control system lacking? Are the controls themselves weak or incomplete, or are the theatre’s problems caused primarily because of lack of discipline in using the existing controls? 2. What control improvements would you suggest for
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10 Controll ing and Allocating Resources Control is typically last in the list of management functions and follows planmng, organi7ing, staffing, and directing. In many ways, controlling is the most important, but it cannot occur until the results of the first four have been implemented. Managers control to ensure that the expected results actually occur after a structure or task is integrated with technology or people. Control depends on information conveyed to managers who continuously monitor
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Observations: Weak points of current control system of Paredes Optical Clinic on Ms. Pimentel’s (Chief Accountant) perspective: 1. Delay in Reports: Reports from the branches located outside Metro Manila are sent to the Manila Head Office through passenger buses every other day while reports from Metro Manila branches are received daily. 2. Difficulty of ascertaining the true level of branch revenues: During monthly meetings, Ms. Pimentel provides top management with past sales and expenses data
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think about the meaning of good control; (2) to consider a number of different forms of controls; (3) to think about the design vs. the implementation of the various forms of controls; and (4) to consider costs in their recommendations. Questions 1. Where is the theater’s control system lacking? Are the controls themselves weak or incomplete, or are the theatre’s problems caused primarily because of lack of discipline in using the existing controls? 2. What control improvements would you suggest
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can be better to avoid control problems instead of implementing a management control system (MCS). Kenneth A. Merchant & Wim A. Van der Stede [11] describes four strategies for control problem avoidance; Activity elimination, Automation, Centralization and Risk sharing. Under are examples given on how Leo, from the case Leo´s Four-Plex Theater [12], could apply these strategies for existing control problems in the organization. Activity elimination means that a control problem caused of a certain
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Home Investments Ltd. From: Date: July 12, 2014 Subject: Controls issues, analysis, and recommendations for your business. With reference to our meeting of July 6th, based upon the information you provided regarding Baltimore Home Investments Ltd. (BHIL), and in light of the analysis to follow, it is evident that a myriad of control deficiencies was the root cause that enabled unscrupulous individuals to unlawfully wrest control of BHIL from you. In order to aid in the prevention of such
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amenities of a 9-hole golf course a swimming pool, the Clubhouse, and other recreational facilities to more than 1,200 member, it employees 75 staff members who cater to private functions such as wedding, meeting and banquets. The facilities management operations and the Catering Task are normally executed through the network of the 9. We are open eight months out of the year. So there are issues during the off season that need to be covered. Then you have staff that would like to access
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Leo’s Four-Plex Theater To address the issue of cash receipts, the owner would be well advised to create a control making the cashiers more responsible for any shortages by either having to pay for their shortfalls or linking their salary to the shortage that occurs. Furthermore, additional data should be printed on the tickets to address from which ticket booth each sale took places and have a designated schedule to cross reference which employee was responsible for selling the tickets associated
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