span of control

collocation in English

meaningsofspanandcontrol

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span
adjective
uk
/spæn/us
/spæn/
→ spick and ...
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control
noun
uk
/kənˈtrəʊl/us
/kənˈtroʊl/
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to ...
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(Definition ofspanandcontrolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Hierarchical authority, specialization,spanofcontrol, and other characteristics of formal systems also discourage experimentation.
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However, this increase requires business and technology management to work as a creative, synergistic, and collaborative team instead of a purely mechanisticspanofcontrol.
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Introducing a business process concept has a considerable impact on the structural elements of the organization and thus also on thespanofcontrol.
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A hierarchical structure is needed with narrowspanofcontrolat each and every level.
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This allows for aspanofcontrolin which the officers can maintain knowledge and enforce discipline within their units.
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Consequently, for a long time, finding the optimumspanofcontrolhas been a major challenge to organization design.
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Associated with this theory are such concepts asspanofcontrol, closeness of supervision, and hierarchical authority.
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Additionally, other scholars criticized the principle as incorrect because of examples of efficient organizations that has an expandedspanofcontrol.
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On the other hand, if thespanofcontrolis too large, the supervisor may not have the capacity to supervise effectively such large numbers of immediate subordinates.
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If he makes that connection with the regions, he has a far narrowerspanofcontrolwhich is more easily policed and effectively carried out.
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