According to the contingency viewpoint to designing span of management, the appropriate span of management narrows when ________.
A) the activities performed by supervised individuals are similar
B) subordinates are carrying out simple functions
C) the manager needs to spend a lot of time on planning activities
D) subordinates' activities need little synchronization
E) subordinates are physically located close to one another

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When a manager needs to spend a lot of time on planning activities, they have less time to supervise a large number of subordinates, thus narrowing the span of management.

According to the Contingency Viewpoint to Designing Span of Management