According to the contingency viewpoint to designing span of management, the appropriate span of management widens when ________.
A) the activities performed by supervised individuals are dissimilar
B) subordinates are carrying out simple functions
C) the manager needs to spend a lot of time on planning activities
D) subordinates' activities need to be synchronized carefully
E) subordinates are widely physically separated

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According to the contingency viewpoint, the appropriate span of management widens when subordinates are carrying out simple functions. This is because simple tasks require less direction and supervision from managers, allowing them to oversee a greater number of subordinates.

According to the Contingency Viewpoint to Designing Span of Management