span of control

English

Noun

span of control (plural spans of control)

1. The number of subordinates directly reporting to a supervisor.
   • 1984, John Child, Organization: A Guide To Problems and Practice, page 66:

     So they found themselves arguing for the general application of two principles — limited spans of control and a limited number of hierarchical levels — which were mutually inconsistent, above all in the larger organization.

Translations

number of subordinates

• German: Leitungsspanne f, Führungsspanne f, Lenkungsspanne f (rare)