The Number of Persons Reporting Directly to a Single Manager

question 40

Multiple Choice

The number of persons reporting directly to a single manager is an organisational issue relating to:

• A) span of control.
• B) centralisation.
• C) line and staff relationships.
• D) functional authority.
• E) informal structures.

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Definitions:

Dissociative Reference Group

A group with which individuals do not want to associate, influencing their behavior by avoidance.

Rejection Reference Group

A social group whose norms, values, or behaviors are actively rejected or avoided by an individual.

Negative Externality

A cost that is suffered by a third party as a consequence of an economic transaction.

Extravagant Consumption

The act of spending on luxury and expensive goods and services in excess of one's basic needs, often as a display of wealth.