Basics of Controlling. Origin, meaning, structure and objectives

Academic Paper from the year 2004 in the subject Business economics - Controlling, grade: 1,7, Wurzburg-Schweinfurt University of Applied Sciences, language: English, abstract: This text gives a short summary of controlling. It discusses the origins, significance, essential principles, structure and weaknesses of classical controlling. From the contents:Historical development,Concept of "e;controlling"e;,Changes in the business environment,Necessity of controlling,The goals, The tasks, The instruments,Key figures and key figure systems,Strategic and operational controllingStructure of controlling,The controlling system,The controlling concept,Weaknesses of classical controlling.