Span Of Control

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Span of Control
SEMR 3803
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02 August 2004
The term “Span of Control” has many definitions. This paper will examine only one of those definitions. The span of control and the layers of management in an organization

determines the way it delegates tasks to departments and teams. The classical management theory (pre-1950) held that supervisors needed to maintain close control over their subordinates. Six subordinates were considered to be the maximum that one person could supervise effectively 1. Companies structured in this manner have a relatively high percentage of managers and supervisors and many layers, resulting in a "tall" organization. A tall organization has a low span of control and are classified as "command and control" 2.

The command and control organization’s span of control is often limited unknowingly by supervisors controlling too much of the work. The supervisor may be unable to meet managerial requirements b...

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