Managerial Span of Control is a structural contingency theory construct that denotes the number of subordinates a manager directly supervises within a matrix organization, distinguishing it from other organizational design elements by its focus on the extent and limits of managerial authority and accountability in dual-reporting environments.
64
Publications
5.4K
Citations
137
Authors
88
Institutions
Publications per year
2017–2026
10
Parents
Publications
64
The Optimum Span of Control in a Pure Hierarchy
Michael Keren, David Levhari · Management Science · 1979 · 142 citations
1–5 of 64
Authors
137
- RM
3
h-index
- DD
3
h-index
- JG
2
h-index
- SB
2
h-index
- WJ
2
h-index
1–5 of 137
Institutions
88
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
5 h-index
7 publications
420 citations
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel
3 h-index
3 publications
220 citations
Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
3 h-index
3 publications
134 citations
Baycrest Hospital
Toronto, Canada
2 h-index
2 publications
80 citations
Western University
London, Canada
2 h-index
6 publications
240 citations
Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, Canada
2 h-index
2 publications
80 citations
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, United States
2 h-index
2 publications
23 citations
Aarhus University
Aarhus, Denmark
2 h-index
4 publications
86 citations
1–8 of 88
Venues
- Academy of Management Journal
AMJ · 6 publications · 258 citations
6
h-index
- Administrative Science Quarterly
ASQ · 5 publications · 1.7K citations
5
h-index
- SSRN Electronic Journal
Repository · 4 publications · 60 citations
4
h-index
- Nursing leadership
3 publications · 87 citations
3
h-index
- American Journal of Sociology
AJS · 3 publications · 399 citations
3
h-index
1–5