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CHAPTER-10SPAN OF MANAGEMENT

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Meaning Span of management means the number of people

managed effectively by a single officer in an organization.

In an average firm, an executive can efficiently control upto five or six subordinates.

Normally, the members exercising span of control are

decreased at the top level management and increased atthe bottom level management. Ideal number ofsubordinates is four in case of higher level managementand eight to twelve in case of bottom level management



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Factors affecting the span of management


Using tostandards

Span ofManagement

Fixation of

responsibility

Nature ofwork

Level ofsupervision

Character of thesupervision work

The available tosupervisor

Leadershipqualities

Qualities of thesubordinate

Methods of

communication

Delegation ofauthority


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Graicunas theory of span of management

A management expert named V.A. Graicunascontributed much to the Span of ManagementTheory.

His theory identifies the relationship prevailingbetween the superior and the subordinates.



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Graicunas theory of span of management

The relationships are classified into threecategories. They are given below:

Direct single relationship

Direct group relationship

Cross relationship



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Direct single relationship Direct single relationship is one in which a

supervisor has direct relationship with hissubordinates individually.

Genral Manager (Finance and Business Control)

Manger (Finance) Manager (Business Control)



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Cross Relationship In cross relationship, a subordinate has

relationship with another subordinatemutually.

Vice President (Operations)

Relationship

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Number of subordinates Number of relationship1 1

2 6

3 18

4 44

5 100

6 222

7 4908 1080

9 2376

10 5210


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CONCLUSION The number of relationship increases in geometrical

progression.

The effective supervision depends upon theefficiency of the supervisor and the number ofsubordinates to be supervised. The effectiveness ofthe supervision decreases if the number ofrelationship is increased.


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