Question

What determines the span of management?

Answer 1

• Span of Management has two implications:

1. Influences the complexities of the individual Manager s job.
2. Determine the shape or configuration of the Organisation.

• It has two horizontal levels of span of management.

1. Wider span
2. Narrow span

• Wider Span: Less hierarchical levels – more subordinates – Less expensive.
• Narrow Span: more hierarchical levels – less subordinates – more expensive.