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Departmentation and the Span of Management | Organisation

This article throws light upon the eight important factors of departmentation that affect span of management. The factors are: 1. Competence 2. Physical Dispersion 3. Non Supervisory Work 4. Required Interaction 5. Standardised Procedures 6. Similarity of Tasks 7. Frequency of New Problems 8. Preferences. Factor # 1. Competence: Prima facie, the more competent the manager and his (her) subordinates, [...]

By |2016-11-05T03:52:15+05:30November 5, 2016|Span of Management|Comments Off on Departmentation and the Span of Management | Organisation

Span of Management | Organisation

After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Narrow Span versus Wide Span 2. Graicunas Formula 3. Operative Span versus Executive Span 4. Tall versus Flat Organisa­tions 5. Optimum Span 6. Effect on Organisational Levels of Varying the Span 7. Reasons for using a Wider Span 8. Reasons for using a Narrower Span and Other Details. Contents: Narrow Span [...]

By |2016-11-05T03:52:14+05:30November 5, 2016|Span of Management|Comments Off on Span of Management | Organisation

Span of Management: Meaning, Factors and Theory

After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Meaning of Span of Management 2. Factors Affecting Span of Management 3. Graicunas Theory. Meaning of Span of Management: Depending upon the complexity of organisational activities and relationships amongst superiors and subordinates, it becomes important the superiors manage an optimum number of subordinates that result in optimum organisational output. All the [...]

By |2016-08-09T07:56:13+05:30August 9, 2016|Fundamentals of Organising|Comments Off on Span of Management: Meaning, Factors and Theory
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