Group 1 - The core viewpoint emphasizes the importance of control as a fundamental function in management to ensure performance achievement, despite the growing focus on empowerment and activation due to digital technology [1][2] - Control is essential for transforming corporate planning, organization, and leadership into performance, requiring measurement, verification, and correction throughout the process [3][4] Group 2 - Control serves five key functions: preventing crises, standardizing production, assessing employee performance, revising plans, and safeguarding organizational assets [5][6][7] - Control should be understood as a management behavior aimed at goals rather than a means of controlling individuals, focusing on continuous alignment with objectives and plans [8] Group 3 - The control process consists of four steps: establishing work goals and assessment standards, measuring actual performance, comparing actual performance with goals, and taking necessary corrective actions [9][10][11] - Effective control requires the establishment of standards, quantification of those standards, and a comprehensive approach throughout the management process [13][14][19] Group 4 - Effective control methods possess five important characteristics: economic efficiency, relevance to significant issues, timeliness, clarity, and the ability to clearly indicate necessary actions [20][21][22][23][24][25]