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International Conference on Engineering and Business Management (EBM 2010 PAPERBACK)

Chengdu,China,China,3.24-3.26,2010

ISBN: 978-1-935068-05-1 Scientific Research Publishing, USA

Paperback 6066pp Pub. Date: March 2010

Category: Engineering

Price: $280

Title: The Best Span Range of Control for an Efficient Organization Structure ----A Model Based on the Efficiency Analysis of Information Processing
Source: International Conference on Engineering and Business Management (EBM 2010 PAPERBACK) (pp 1013-1017)
Author(s): Jian Zhang, School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China
Jianqiu Zeng, School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China
Abstract: Abstract: Span of control refers to the number of subordinates a supervisor has, which is commonly used in human resource management, particularly in the organization structure design. Modern telecommunication and information technology has been flattening more and more organizations. But not all the flattened organizations have widened the span of control in their structures according to the traditional theory that fewer structure levels means wider span of control. So a new explanation for this phenomenon is needed. This paper proposes a model based on the efficiency analysis of information processing, and it shows: a) there’re different best span range of control for different types of organizations and positions; b) every position has a best range, but not a best numerical span value, in which good performance can be achieved; c) even if the best range supports good performance, supervisors need to adjust the value in the best range to achieve more appropriate performance by keeping balance between the perfectibility of information processing and the high gross of output. In this paper, we use “the best range” instead of the traditional “the best span” to study the span of control, and it might be helpful for further empirical researches on this topic.
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