Span of control
- 1. span of Control span of control is a span of supervision which shows the number of can be effectively handled and controlled by a single manager. According to this, a manager should be able to handle what is of employees under him is decided. Based on employees decided, number of levels and managers are determined. There are two types of span Narrow and wide. . , . , . In case of narrow span of control, the work and authority is divided amongst many subordinates and a manager doesn't supervises and control a very big group of people under him. According to narrow span, the manager supervises a selected number of employees at one time. Hence, it is the difficult to get effective co- ordination. Further, there are chances that information gets distorted and it is difficult to achieve effective co- ordination. Also, due to this kind of span of control, number of managers are increases and hence the overall costing of the company increases. , . , . , . , . , , . in case of wide span of control, manager supervises
- 2. and control effectively a large group of persons at one time. Due to this, better communication, better supervision and hence better co-ordination is achieved. Also, due to direct contact of manager, it is possible to get prompt response from the employees. In this type of span of control, number of managers required are few, so overall cost is law. As shown in figure, when span of control is wide. , . , , . , , . , . , . more employees are controlled by one manager, for controlling 4096 employees, only four level of managers, whereas in case of narrow span of control, for the same number of employees, 7 levels of mangers are required. 4096 , , , , , mangers 7 Factors affecting the Span of Control 1) Managerial abilities When managers are capable, qualified and experienced, wide span control is always helpful to control more number of employees.
- 3. , , 2) Competence of subordinates Where the subordinates are capable and competent and understanding levels are proper, the subordinates tend to very frequently visit the superiors for solving their problems. In such cases, the manager can handle large number of employees. Hence, wide span is suitable. , . , . , Nature of work If the work is of repetitive nature, wide span of supervision is more helpful. On the other hand, if work requires mental skill or craftsmanship, tight control and supervision is required in which narrow span is more helpful. , . , , . 3) Delegation of authority
- 4. When the work is delegated to lower levels in an efficient and proper way, confusions are less and congeniality of the environment can be maintained. In such cases wide span of control is suitable and the supervisors can manage and control large number of sub-ordinates at one time. , . 4) Economic Consideration Economic considerations also determines the span of control. As we know that small span of control requires more economic resources and vice versa. So, when there is problem of economic conditions, wide span of control is adopted. . . , ,