Span of Management (PoM Project)

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Project by:

Ashalata DMM 0012 Abner DMM 0016 Kaustubha DBM 0018 Kaushal DBM 0017 Neha DMM 0008 Vaishali DBM 0014 Vishal DMM 0013 Zain DMM 0017


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Span of Controlis a term originating in militaryorganization theory, but now used morecommonly in business management, particularlyhuman resource management.

Span of controlrefers to the number ofsubordinates a supervisor has. The term Span ofControl is also known as Span of Management ,span of Authority Span of Supervision.


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Span of Control implies the number ofsubordinates reporting directly to anauthority.

It refers to the number of people an

executive can manage effectively.


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The concept of span of control was developed in the

United Kingdom in 1922 by Sir Ian Hamilton. It arose fromthe assumption that managers have finite amounts oftime, energy, and attention to devote to their jobs.

In studies of British military leaders, Hamilton foundthat they could not effectively control more than three to

six people directly. These figures have been generallyaccepted as the "rule of thumb" for span of control eversince.


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Character of the supervision work

o Standardised work

o Policy set by the organization

o Controlling more subordinates

o Restriction of work

Leadership qualities

o Motivator for subordinates

o Better control of subordinates

o Increase in span of management


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Qualities of Subordinates Team player

Ready for challenges

Target oriented

Adaptable to unexpected situations

Time available to Supervisor Plan of action

Organization of activities

Informal relationship

Supervision of subordinates


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Nature of Work

Repetitive nature of work Better control & coordination

Level of Supervision

Manual work increases Span of control Bottom level Mngmt. increases Span of Control

Decrease in span of control at Top Level


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Delegation of Authority

Subordinate decision-making increases SoC Supervision results in Handling more Subordinates

Fixation of Responsibility

Clearly defining the responsibility Results in large number subordinates handling

Achieving targets in time


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By: V. A. Graicicunas


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Direct Single Relationships Direct group Relationships Cross Relationships


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SUPERVISOR

A

B C

Sub-ordinates


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SUPERVISOR

A

Consultation Consultation

Attendance

B CSub-ordinates


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SUPERVISOR

A

RelationshipB C

Sub-ordinates


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Formula= n x 2n/2 +(n-1)

Where (n) : No. of subordinates.


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No . Of Subordinates No. of Relationships1 1

2 6

3 18

4 44

5 100

6 222

7 490

8 10809 2376

10 5210


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The Management fixes the number of sub-

ordinates to each supervisor according to theNature of Work.


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Span of management means the number of people managedefficiently by a single officer in an organization.

The members exercising span of control are decreased at the toplevel management and increased at the bottom level management.

Factors affecting the span of management. character of the supervision work. Leadership qualities. Qualities of the subordinate. Nature of work. Level of supervision. Delegation of authority

Gracicunas theory. Direct single relationship. Direct group relationship. Cross relationship.


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