DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2017.
Fourth Semester
MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEMS
(2013-14 Academic Year and 2014 Calendar Year Onwards)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — x 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. Distinguish between management control and task
control.
2. Explain the need for control in business management.
3. Write in brief about the key behavioral factors in the
context of management control system.
4. Discuss the implication of organisational structure and
design on management control.
5. How do you relate between strategies and goals in
organisations?
6. Write in brief about investment centre and its
importance.
7. What is the importance of management information
system in decision making?
8. Explain the management control systems implemented in
Service organisations.
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SECTION B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Examine the important features of controlling. What are
the basic steps in the process of controlling?
10. ''Corporate planning is the first step in management
control''. Discuss.
11. How does the managerial style affect the Management
Control Process?
12. What is a profit-centre? State the prerequisites for the
successful implementation of the profit centre system.
13. Explain in detail about the various aspects of budgeting.
14. Describe the information needs of various levels of
management.
15. Discuss in detail about the control systems practised in
multinational companies.