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In hierarchy, the term ‘scalar’ means-
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Step
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Process
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Ladder
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Position
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -scalar is derived from the scale which means ladder with several steps. Literally, the term hierarchy means the control of the higher over the lower. In administrative phraseology, it. means an organisation structured in a pyramidical fashion with successive steps interlinked with each other, from top to bottom.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to L.D. White “Hierarchy consists in the universal application of the superior-subordinate relationship through a number of levels of responsibility reaching from the top to the bottom of structure.” It means the control of higher over the lower. Mooney also calls it a “Scalar Principle of Organisation.”
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