GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to the principle of “Span of control” there is
A
A limit to delegation of authority to the subordinate.
B
A tendency of overload supervisors with too much of work
C
No limit to the number of subordinates a supervisor can supervise.
D
A limit to the number of subordinates a supervisor can effectively supervise.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Graicunas, a manager can effectively supervise 6 subordinates or 222 relationships. The number of subordinates at higher level should be 5 or 6, while at the lower level a number of 20 subordinates is an ideal number.

Detailed explanation-2: -Span of control refers to the number of subordinates that can be managed effectively and efficiently by supervisors or managers in an organization. Typically, it is either narrow or wide resulting in a flatter or more hierarchical organizational structure.

Detailed explanation-3: -The principle states that there is a limit to the number of subordinates that each manager can effectively supervise. The term “span of management” is often referred to as span of control, span of supervisions, span of responsibility or span of authority.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Span of Management refers to the number of subordinates who can be managed efficiently by a superior. Simply, the manager having the group of subordinates who report him directly is called as the span of management. Was this answer helpful? 0.

Detailed explanation-5: -What is the ideal span of control? Ideally in an organization, according to modern organizational experts is approximately 15 to 20 subordinates per supervisor or manager. However, some experts with a more traditional focus believe that 5-to 6 subordinates per supervisor or manager are ideal.

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