The four functions of management are planning, leading, organizing and controlling. Companies use various control mechanisms -- business plan, needs assessment, budgets, audits, pricing, ...

The conventional view of a manager is someone who controls and directs his employees. Management theorists still cite controlling as one of the four management functions. Despite this label, ...

Over the past four years, the Accenture Global Risk Management research has tracked the rising recognition for the role of risk management, accompanied by a focused effort to help improve the ...