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The current trend, however, is to identify and consider the variable factors which inflfience a supervisor's span of control and determine the optimum span for each specific management situation. Management experts are beginning to question the validity of a prescribed limit.
- Effective Span of Command and Control by Echelon in Training and ...
guidelines for designing and training units that maintain...
- Effective Span of Command and Control by Echelon in Training and ...
guidelines for designing and training units that maintain effective spans of command and control. Fifty-five Army officers at various echelons and from different types of units participated in interviews.
NEW RESEARCH ON SPAN OF COMMAND AND CONTROL: IMPLICATIONS FOR DESIGNING ARMY ORGANIZATIONS BACKGROUND From September 1993 to March 1994, a team of two behavioral scientists and a retired general officer interviewed 55 Army officers on factors that affect the span of effective command and control.
CONTROL. Control is “authority that may be less than full command exercised by a commander over part of the activities of subordinate or other organizations” (JP 1). Control is the process, inherent in command, by which commanders plan, guide, and conduct operations. This process requires strong leaders who conduct assessment and
13 sty 2020 · • Command and Control: The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission. • Command Relationships (COMRELs): The interrelated responsibilities between commanders, as well as the operational authority exercised by commanders in the
tactical level, a span of. control between two and five units Is believed to be appropriate. However, the commander's span of control at tactical levels is much larger when CS, CSS and staff are considered. At the operational level, understanding what affects span of control is essential.
This paper describes research designed to examine the relationship between factors that have been identified as affecting the effectiveness of SOCC and the difficulty of command and control in Army organizations.
