The CEO of your organisation provides a discussion of the 'Span of Control Principle' in a meeting with the organisation's management team; however, not all the parts of the discussion are correct. Which of statements below made during discussion are true?

Here's an analysis of each statement regarding the 'Span of Control Principle':

• a. Tall structures have a narrow span of control.
  • True. Tall organizational structures have many layers of management, meaning each manager supervises a relatively small number of subordinates.
• b. Flat structures have a wide span of control.
  • True. Flat organizational structures have fewer management layers, so each manager is responsible for a larger number of subordinates.
• c. Narrow spans mean managers have more time to manage.
  • True. With fewer subordinates, managers can dedicate more time to each individual, providing closer supervision and more in-depth management.
• d. Wide spans lead to less supervision.
  • True. When a manager has many subordinates, it is impractical to provide close, individual supervision to each one, leading to less direct oversight.
• e. Narrower structures lead to the management of many subordinates for each manager.
  • False. "Narrower structures" typically refer to tall structures, which are characterized by narrow spans of control, meaning managers supervise fewer subordinates, not many.

Based on this, statements a, b, c, and d are true.

The correct option is A.

• A. a, b, c, d