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Title: Span Of Control
Description: 2nd year Intermediate Level of notes On Span Of Control, include - - Meaning - Need for it - Types - Advantages and disadvantages of types - Factors Affecting it - Determining the proper span
Description: 2nd year Intermediate Level of notes On Span Of Control, include - - Meaning - Need for it - Types - Advantages and disadvantages of types - Factors Affecting it - Determining the proper span
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SPAN OF CONTROL
BY- AASHISH MITTAL
- MOHIT AGGARWAL
- PN GAUTAM
- SAGAR SHARMA
What is SPAN OF CONTROL ??
Span Of Control is –
•
No
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of people reporting directly to an authority
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More people under a manger – wider span of control, less efficiency
•
Lesser people under a manager – narrower span of control, more efficiency
Eg –
Why is it Required ??
Limited Capacity of a person – Every person has a limited capacity to effectively
supervise & control other people
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of people
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Affects profits of company – Wider span of control, lower profits due to lower
efficiency & vice-versa
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Eg – Suppose the CEO of a company appoints different managers like for finance,
marketing, production, sales etc
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Now if there is no span of control and CEO has to control all the employees on his
own then his as well as employees’ efficiency will decrease
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- Implies few levels of supervision
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- Supervisor controls a large no
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Narrow Span of Supervision – Also known as tall organisation
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- Many supervisors perform the job of guidance &
control
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of subordinates
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Quick decision and action can
be taken
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The discipline in the organization &
relation b/w superior & subordinate
may be bad
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Subordinates are free from strict
supervision & control
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of subordinates
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Quality of work & performance may
decrease
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of workers in the concern is not very large
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Employees are less motivated due to
strong control
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Decision making is slow
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Creates communication barriers b/w
levels of management
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Responsibility for the work can be
clarified
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Narrow Span of Supervision
Factors Affecting Span of Control
Capacity & ability of executive- Abilities such as leadership, administration
capabilities, ability to communicate, judge, listen, guide, inspire, physical vigour
etc
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Nature of work- Work involving routine, repetitive, unskilled & standardised
operations at lower levels of management whereas work involving complex & a
variety of jobs at higher levels
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Degree of decentralisation & extent of delegation- Wider span if manager clearly
delegates authority to undertake well defined tasks as in case of trained
employees whereas narrow span if authority to take actions for employees is not
clearly defined
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Quality of Planning- Wider span if plans & policies are clear & easily understandable
as it reduces need for excessive instructions, explanations & guidance whereas
narrow span if plans are ineffective & unclear
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Assistance of experts- Wider span if expert help & services are available to
employees on various aspects whereas narrow span if not available as manager
has to assist workers himself
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Rate of Change of organisation- Narrow span if organisation changes more rapidly
due to unstable plans & policies & vice – versa
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of persons an individual can effectively
manage
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Faith & trust in subordinates- If superior has good faith & trust in his subordinates
then wider span & vice – versa
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Determining The Proper Span
V
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Graicunos analysed subordinate – superior relationship in terms of a
mathematical formula to ascertain the no
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of relationships = n [2^(n-1) + (n-1)] , where n is the no
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Eg-If no
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of relationships
he develops is 44 as calculated below :
No
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This approach of his suffers from many shortcomings like ignoring importance of
relationships, their frequency & factors which influence the span
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L
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is to be 4 & at
lower levels, it can be 8 to 12
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JC Worthy suggested
a span of 20 – 30 subordinates at lower levels
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Title: Span Of Control
Description: 2nd year Intermediate Level of notes On Span Of Control, include - - Meaning - Need for it - Types - Advantages and disadvantages of types - Factors Affecting it - Determining the proper span
Description: 2nd year Intermediate Level of notes On Span Of Control, include - - Meaning - Need for it - Types - Advantages and disadvantages of types - Factors Affecting it - Determining the proper span