Business GCSE
Span of Control
What Span of Control means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA, Eduqas, OCR.
Definitions of Span of Control
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The number of subordinates directly reporting to a manager.
The number of subordinates that a manager is directly responsible for.
The number of subordinates a manager is directly responsible for.
The number of employees directly managed by one person.
Topics that use Span of Control
- Organisational structures (AQA GCSE)
- Human resources (Eduqas GCSE)
- Organisational structures and different ways of working (OCR GCSE)
- People (OCR GCSE)
- The role of human resources (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Chain of Command
- Delegation
- Delayering
- Hierarchy
- Job Description
- Person Specification
- Piece-rate Pay
- External Recruitment
Using Span of Control in the exam
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