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Span of control: Manager’s guide to finding the optimal balance
THE span of control is a fundamental concept in organisational management, yet it is often overlooked or misunderstood. In simple terms, it refers to the number of employees who report directly to ...
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Span of Control and Span of Attention
Bandiera, Oriana, Andrea Prat, Raffaella Sadun, and Julie Wulf. "Span of Control and Span of Attention." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-053, December 2011. (Revised April 2014.) ...
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Hierarchical and flat organisational structures
A flat structure is an organisational structure with only a few layers of management. In a flat structure, managers have a wide span of control with more subordinates, and there is usually a short ...