Span of Control

Span of Control
Definition: The number of staff working under a supervisor or manager.
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Span of control - The number of subordinates working directly under a manager.

Organizing must take into account delegation of authority and responsibility and span of control within supervisory units.
Staffing - means filling job positions with the right people at the right time.

An organisation where there is less distance between the higher and lower levels within the hierarchy. This involves a shorter chain of command and usually, a wider span of control. ...

By the middle of the 19th century people like Robert Owen, H. Poor, and M Laughlin introduced the human element with theories of worker training, motivation, organizational structure and span of control.

See also: Organisation, Hierarchy, Liquidity premium, Long-term debt ratio, Capital structure