The number of individuals managed by a single supervisor. The manageable span of control for one supervisor ranges from between three to seven individuals, with five as optimum. See also control.
The supervisory ratio of from three-to-seven individuals, with five-to-one being established as optimum.
The theory that a manager should never be responsible for more people that he/she can supervise directly. Developed by Urwick in the late 1940s.
the number of workers who report directly to one manager; same as span of management
The number of individuals a supervisor is responsible for, usually expressed as the ratio of supervisors to individuals. (Under the NIMS, an appropriate span of control is between 1:3 and 1:7.)
The number of people managed by one manager.
A Command and Control term that means how many organizational elements may be directly managed by one person. Span of Control may vary from three to seven, and a ratio of one-to-five reporting elements is recommended.
A supervisory range of three to seven individuals, with the ratio of one-to-five being established as optimum.
The ratio of management to subordinates.
the number of subordinates a manager directly manages. p. 387
A management principle expressing that a limit exists to the number of people an individual can effectively and successfully manage.
Stock spotting Supplier managed inventory