Gordon is a new divisional manager at AskSocrates.com. In reorganizing his division, he must make some decisions regarding the span of control for management within his division.
-While observing the departments in his division, Gordon notices that some managers with wide spans of control seem to perform more effectively than other managers with similarly sized spans of control. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding the high-performing managers?
A) The employees within their departments tend to compete to reach productivity goals, which boosts performance.
B) The employees within their departments are highly skilled and very knowledgeable about their jobs.
C) These managers have external locus of control.
D) These managers are paid higher salaries than the low-performing managers.
E) The employees within their departments score high on agreeableness.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The statement suggests that high-performing managers with wide spans of control have employees who perform effectively. This may be due to the fact that the employees within their departments are highly skilled and knowledgeable about their jobs, and therefore require less direct supervision from the manager. This allows the manager to have a wider span of control and focus on other important tasks, ultimately leading to better performance. The other options do not have any direct correlation with the effectiveness of the managers' spans of control.

Gordon Is a New Divisional Manager at AskSocrates