Span of control is a term originating in military organization theory, but now used more commonly in business management, particularly human resource management. Span of control refers to the number of subordinates a supervisor has. In the hierarchical business organization of the past it was not uncommon to see average spans of 1 to 10 or even less. That is, one manager supervised ten employees on average.
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- Span of control is a term originating in military organization theory, but now used more commonly in business management, particularly human resource management. Span of control refers to the number of subordinates a supervisor has. In the hierarchical business organization of the past it was not uncommon to see average spans of 1 to 10 or even less. That is, one manager supervised ten employees on average. In the 1980s corporate leaders flattened many organizational structures causing average spans to move closer to 1 to 100. That was made possible primarily by the development of inexpensive information technology. As information technogy was developed capable of easing many middle manager tasks – tasks like collecting, manipulating and presenting operational information – upper managers found they could hire fewer middle managers to do more work managing more subordinates for less money. The current shift to self-directed cross-functional teams and other forms of non-hierarchical structures, have made the concept of span of control less salient. Theories about the optimum span of control go back to V. A. Graicunas. In 1933 he used assumptions about mental capacity and attention span to develop a set of practical heuristics. Lyndall Urwick (1956) developed a theory based on geographical dispersion and the need for face to face meetings. In spite of numerous attempts since then, no convincing theories have been presented. This is because the optimum span of control depends on numerous variables including organizational structure, available technology, the functions being performed, and the competencies of the manager as well as staff. Factors affecting span of control : (a)Geographical Location, if the branches of a business are widely dispersed, then the manager will find it difficult to supervise each of them, as such the span on control will be smaller. (b)Capability of workers, if workers are highly capable, and do not require much supervision and can be left on their own, eg: Theory Y type of people, need not be supervised much as they are motivated and take initiative to work,as such the span of control will be smaller. (c)Similarity of task, if the task that the subordinates are performing are similar, then the span of control can be wider, as the manager can supervise them all at the same time. However, of course the capability of the supervisor has to also be taken into consideration.
- Unter einer Leitungsspanne (span of control) oder Lenkungsspanne versteht man die Anzahl der einer Leitungsstelle unmittelbar unterstellten Mitarbeiter. Das heißt, wie viele Mitarbeiter sich hierarchisch unter einer Person oder einer Organisation befinden.
- De span of control is een begrip dat vooral in de managementdiscipline wordt aangehaald. De definitie van het woord zegt het volgende: aantal mensen dat een manager of ander soort leidinggevende onder zich heeft. Naargelang de grootte van de span of control kan men spreken over een platte organisatiestructuur en een piramidale organisatiestructuur respectievelijk voor een grote en kleine span of control. Dit valt af te leiden uit het organigram of een andere structuurvoorstelling van de onderneming.
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- Span of control is a term originating in military organization theory, but now used more commonly in business management, particularly human resource management. Span of control refers to the number of subordinates a supervisor has. In the hierarchical business organization of the past it was not uncommon to see average spans of 1 to 10 or even less. That is, one manager supervised ten employees on average.
- Unter einer Leitungsspanne (span of control) oder Lenkungsspanne versteht man die Anzahl der einer Leitungsstelle unmittelbar unterstellten Mitarbeiter. Das heißt, wie viele Mitarbeiter sich hierarchisch unter einer Person oder einer Organisation befinden.
- De span of control is een begrip dat vooral in de managementdiscipline wordt aangehaald. De definitie van het woord zegt het volgende: aantal mensen dat een manager of ander soort leidinggevende onder zich heeft. Naargelang de grootte van de span of control kan men spreken over een platte organisatiestructuur en een piramidale organisatiestructuur respectievelijk voor een grote en kleine span of control.
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