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Span Of Control

Span of Control is an organizational design and management concept that denotes the number of subordinates, units, or resources that report directly to a single supervisor, thereby defining the scope of that supervisor’s direct oversight within a formal structure.

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71

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Supervisory Span, Relational Coordination and Flight Departure Performance: A Reassessment of Postbureaucracy Theory

Jody Hoffer Gittell · Organization Science · 2001 · 268 citations

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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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Defining the Span of Control

William G. Ouchi, John B. Dowling · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1974 · 101 citations

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Span of Control and Public Organizations: Implementing Luther Gulick’s Research Design

Kenneth J. Meier, John Bohte · Public Administration Review · 2003 · 91 citations

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Organizational Structure and Managerial Decision Behavior

L. Vaughn Blankenship, Raymond E. Miles · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1968 · 89 citations

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Authors

112

  1. DD
    David D. Van Fleet

    Arizona State University, United States

    3 publications · 75 citations

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  2. MK
    Margaret Keatings

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 80 citations

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  3. CW
    Carol Wong

    Western University, Canada

    2 publications · 80 citations

    2

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  4. AG
    Arthur G. Bedeian

    Louisiana State University, United States

    2 publications · 64 citations

    2

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  5. CB
    Camille Burnett

    University of Virginia, United States

    2 publications · 80 citations

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Institutions

71

  1. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    225 citations

  2. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    86 citations

  3. Baycrest Hospital

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    80 citations

  4. Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

    Ottawa, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    80 citations

  5. Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    80 citations

  6. Oakland University

    Rochester, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    177 citations

  7. Western University

    London, Canada

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    240 citations

  8. Ottawa Hospital

    Ottawa, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    80 citations

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Venues

  1. Administrative Science Quarterly

    ASQ · 5 publications · 280 citations

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  2. Academy of Management Journal

    AMJ · 4 publications · 76 citations

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  3. JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration

    JNA · 3 publications · 116 citations

    3

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  4. Nursing leadership

    3 publications · 87 citations

    3

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  5. Academy of Management Review

    AMR · 2 publications · 64 citations

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