Question

Alana, the children's department manager at Shoe Mart, has eight employees in her department, also known as her _________. All of eight of these employees report directly to her.

Answer 1

Answer: Span of control

Explanation:

Span of control refers to the number of subordinates ir employees controlled by a manager.

Span of control can also be called "management ratio".

Alana's span of control refers to the eight employees that report directly to her as the manager of the children's department.

It is important for an entrepreneur to know their span of control in order to be effective. There is a limit to span of control of a manager or business owners so has to avoid ineffectiveness of the employees.

If the span of control is too large for the manager, it can limit the growth of a business and effectiveness of the manager because they spend more time managing people and they tend to lose focus on the business.