Span of control
- Span of Control refers to the number of employees who report to the immediate superior in a hierarchy. If very few employees report to a manager it is called a Narrow Span of Control, whereas when a large number of employees report to manager it is called wider Span of Control.
- Appropriate Span of Management is essential, because;
- Unnecessarily more managers would add to cost
- Employees may not like a very close supervision.
- Enable quicker and better decision making
- Ensure communication to all employees
Narrow Span of Control
Wider Span of Control
Benefits of a narrow span of control
- Easy and quick communication
- More attention on employees and better feedback from employees
Benefits of wide span of control
- Reach large number of employees faster
- Requires few managers only
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