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Advantages and disadvantages of having narrow span of management.
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KAREN P.L. HARDISON | CERTIFIED EDUCATOR

Span of management is also called span of control and refers to the organization of relationships between management and workers. Management span may be narrow or wide. Narrow span means that there are many mid- and top-level managers who each supervise a small number of employees reporting to them. In contrast, wide span means that there are fewer managers of mid- and top-level with each supervising a larger number of employees. Narrow span leads to a "tall" organizational structure because there is an inverse relationship between the span and the layers of hierarchy, so narrow span results in tall, multi-layered organizational structure. Conversely, wide span results in flat organizational structure with few layers. 

With this understanding of narrow span, especially contrasted with wide span, some of advantages and disadvantages are readily discernible. Advantages are:

close relationships between workers and employees
close supervision of employee tasks
greater supervisorial attention to employees by managers
possibility for more upward growth for employees
possibility for greater complexity of tasks for employees
Disadvantages are related to overall cost, communication, feelings of remoteness, difficulties with motivation and morale.

greater levels of management means greater operational costs
tall organization with many layers of management means less efficient communication upward and less interest in communication downward
lessening of employee morale and feelings of belonging
lower skilled, less motivated employees require more supervision
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