Span of Control 1.4.3
Span of control - is the number of people directly answerable to each person in the chain of command. The most appropriate span of control depends on the circumstances. The size of a span of control depends on; Experience and personality of the manager Nature of the business. If being a line manager requires a great deal of close supervision, then a narrow span might be appropriate. Skills and attitudes of the employees. Highly skilled and professional employees might flourish in a business adopting wide spans of control. Tradition and culture of the organisation. A business with a tradition of democratic management and empowered workers may operate better in wider spans of control. Tall organisations with narrow spans of control run the risk of slow decision making and distorted communication... but they can monitor staff more efficiently. Flat organisations with a wide span of control can have managers which find it hard to manage their wide span of control of people effec...