The Traditional View Was That Managers Could Not-And Should Not-Directly

question 11

Multiple Choice

The traditional view was that managers could not-and should not-directly supervise more than __________subordinates.

• A) three or four
• B) seven or eight
• C) nine or ten
• D) five or six

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