Early management scholars such as Henri Fayol, Lydal Urwick, and Luther Gulick argued that principles such as specialization of labor and hierarchical leadership structures would result in optimal organizational performance. This perspective was attacked by Herbert Simon, who argued that the principles of administrative management were vague and contradictory. Simon's devastating critique was widely accepted, and scholars soon turned their attention away from studying the principles of management. Ironically, little systematic research existed on many of the principles of management at the time Simon leveled his critique. In this study, the goal is to refocus attention on a particular principle of management, span of control, most closely associated with Luther Gulick. After discussing the importance of span of control to their understanding of organizational behavior, the authors present a theory that links span of control to organizational performance. They test their theory by examining how span of control relationships among personnel in public schools influence student performance, using data on 678 Texas school districts over a 4-year period. The findings reveal that span of control relationships among organizational personnel s
Span of control is important to increase managerial effectiveness. It is also important in increasing morale among staff, as well as improve health and safety of employees.
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Span of control refers to the number of subordinates a supervisor has.
Span of control refers to the number of subordinates a supervisor has.
The structure of a business affects the span of control. The reporting hierarchy affects the span of control within an organization.
Span of control refers to the reach of management. A supervisor who has 14 employees has a span of control that encompasses those 14 employees.
Two types of Span of management/control are there:Wider span of management and Narrow span of management. Wider span of control results in a flat organization and narrow span of control results in tall organization structure.http://www.mbaknol.com/management-principles/span-of-management-types/
A wide span of control focuses on an organization that has only a few managers. The span of control is directly related to the number of direct reports a manager has.
narrow span of control is more efficient
A wide span of control is the number of people who is basically report to his one manager and it means the more people under the control of one manager that is called wide span of control.
Span of control is simply the number of employees or subordinates that are under a supervisor. Although there is no calculation for the span of control, there are factors that can affect it such as geographical location and capabilities of their employees.