How managers control things so as to achieve objectives


Problem: Managers control things so as to achieve objectives. They tend to focus on controlling those things that are most easily measured and especially those things that can be measured the earliest. As a result, the controls related to a long-term objective may be focused on that which is most easily measured in the short run. Those things that are not easily measured may be very vital to the long-term objectives but they may get little or no attention. Instead, managers may zero in on such things as short-term profits - even if that involves using pushy salespeople who get sales but lose customers, or even if it involves cutting costs by reducing research and spending less on training people for future needs (Mhhe, 2012). Can you provide workplace examples that tie in with this?

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