Many companies are using drug tests of both current and prospective employees. But caution needs to be used in implementing a drug testing program. These are company sponsored programs whose goals is to help employees adjust to and overcome personal problems that are adversely affecting their workplace performance. D. Managers also use indirect organizational control mechanisms in controlling employee behavior. The selection process is one of the most widely used techniques managers can use to indirectly control employee behavior.
Organizational culture can serve to constrain and control employee behavior.
Job descriptions, rules, procedures, and policies are all part of the formalized structure that can direct and control an employee's work activities. Finally, employee training can be used to instill preferred work behaviors and attitudes. Managers need information to control the various organizational areas efficiently and effectively. An MIS can assist a manager in the control function because it's used to provide needed information on a regular basis. MIS requires managers to have hands-on capability, will improve the manager's ability to make decisions, will expand the number of subordinates the manager can supervise, will lessen the power of middle managers, and will change the supervisor's job.