The HR Director’s proposal is centered on?

The HR Director has proposed to the C-suite that as the company has made a strategic shift from a hierarchal structure to a flat structure, the number of employee that report to a supervisor will have to be increased mainly because information technology has made it easy to manage several middle management tasks.

The HR Director’s proposal is centered on?
A . Employee engagement
B . Broadbanding
C . Lean organization model
D . Span of control

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Answer: D

Explanation:

Span of control means the manageable number of subordinates for a supervisor. "Span of control," also known as management ratio, refers to the number of subordinates controlled directly by a manager. For example, a manager with five direct reports has a span of control of five.