Multiple choice

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Wider span of control is consistent with efforts of the organizations to

  1. get closer to customers

  2. get closer to employees

  3. get strict in controlling the functions

  4. improve supervision
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A wider span of control means fewer hierarchical layers, which helps organizations get closer to customers (flatter structure, faster response) and employees (less bureaucracy, more autonomy). It does NOT improve supervision - in fact, supervision becomes more challenging when one manager oversees many subordinates. Option D correctly identifies that improving supervision is NOT consistent with wider span of control.

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