Horti-Business Management (2+0)

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