A narrow span of control ________. A) encourages employee ...

[danielfitts88]

A narrow span of control ________.
 
  A) encourages employee autonomy
  B) is expensive because it adds levels of management
  C) simplifies vertical communication
  D) increases the speed of decision making
  E) discourages overly tight supervision

Question 2

A ________ is consistent with recent efforts by companies to reduce costs, cut overhead, speed up decision making, increase flexibility, get closer to customers, and empower employees.
 
  A) wider span of control
  B) high degree of formalization
  C) longer chain of command
  D) lack of work specialization
  E) high degree of centralization

[momo1250]

Answer to Question 1

B
Explanation: B) Narrow spans of control are expensive because they add levels of management. The added levels of hierarchy slow down decision making and tend to isolate upper management.

Answer to Question 2

A
Explanation: A) The trend in recent years has been toward wider spans of control, which are consistent with efforts to reduce costs, cut overhead, speed decision making, increase flexibility, get closer to customers, and empower employees.