JAMB Commerce 2011 Question 35

Question 35

Business Management

The managerial ability of a supervisor in an organization may be underutilized if the

  1. A.morale of the supervised is high
  2. B.span of control is wide
  3. C.span of control is narrow
  4. D.morale of the supervised is low.
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Answer: C (span of control is narrow)

Explanation

With a narrow span of control a supervisor has only a few people under him, so his ability is not fully used.