Chapter 13 Strategic Control 1. Describe and illustrate four types of strategic control. These are important to comprehend to ensure that there can be effective choices made about choosing a particular type of strategic control for a specific type of organization. There might have to be transitions made in strategic control in case the previously chosen strategic control mechanism does not work effectively for the organization. The direction of an organization can be identified and controlled appropriately with specific types of strategic control chosen by the organization. The level of performance of the organization can also be identified and controlled by making moves guided by strategic control mechanisms. 2. Summarize the balanced scorecard approach and how it integrates strategic and operational control. This is important to understand so that there can be controlling of the overall system of management in an organization. This is because there can be obtaining of scores for performance-levels of different organizational members. These scores can be utilized and applied to find out the capabilities and the gaps in skills of the organizational members. The core competencies of an organization and its members can be identified and leveraged. There can be understanding of the ways in which organizational members can be motivated consistently and continuously by financially rewarding shareholders. 3. Illustrate the use of controls to guide and monitor strategy implementation. This is important to understand so that there can be a fair idea obtained about making the maximum use of strategic controls to take advantage of controls. Otherwise, utilizing strategic controls can become futile with lack of productive results for organizations. The overall process of monitoring every chosen strategy is important to learn by organizations. The organizational managers have to become expertized in applying different types of strategic controls.