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Optimal Span Of Control

Optimal Span of Control is an academic construct in organizational theory that denotes the ideal number of subordinates a manager can effectively supervise, distinguishing itself by balancing coordination efficiency and administrative overhead within hierarchical structures.

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Optimal Span Of Management

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Publications

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The Optimum Span of Control in a Pure Hierarchy

Michael Keren, David Levhari · Management Science · 1979 · 142 citations

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Flattening the organization: the effect of organizational reporting structure on budgeting effectiveness

R. Lynn Hannan, Frederick W. Rankin, Kristy L. Towry · Review of Accounting Studies · 2010 · 93 citations

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Ode to Luther Gulick

Kenneth J. Meier, John Bohte · Administration & Society · 2000 · 86 citations

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Flattening the Organization: The Effect of Organizational Reporting Structure on Budgeting Effectiveness

R. Lynn Hannan, Frederick W. Rankin, Kristy L. Towry · SSRN Electronic Journal · 2006 · 35 citations · Full text

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The Many Faces of Span of Control

Nick A. Theobald, Sean Nicholson‐Crotty · Administration & Society · 2004 · 31 citations

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Authors

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  1. KL
    Kristy L. Towry

    Emory University, United States

    2 publications · 128 citations

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  2. FW
    Frederick W. Rankin

    Colorado State University, United States

    2 publications · 128 citations

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  3. RL
    R. Lynn Hannan

    Tulane University, United States

    2 publications · 128 citations

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  4. JB
    John Bohte

    Oakland University, United States

    1 publications · 86 citations

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  5. PM
    Pabst Mk

    1 publications · 16 citations

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Institutions

17

  1. Emory University

    Atlanta, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    128 citations

  2. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    128 citations

  3. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  4. Victoria Hospital

    Bengaluru, India

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  5. Collins College

    Phoenix, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    35 citations

  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  7. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    284 citations

  8. Tulane University

    New Orleans, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    35 citations

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  1. Administration & Society

    AAS · 2 publications · 117 citations

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 1 publications · 16 citations

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  3. Benchmarking An International Journal

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  4. Management Science

    1 publications · 142 citations

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  5. Business Horizons

    1 publications · 15 citations

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