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A company reorganises so that a general manager's span of control is reduced from 12 subordinates to 5. Other things remaining the same, the most likely result is:

Reducing the span of control from 12 to 5 most likely produces a taller structure with more management levels and closer supervision. With fewer subordinates per manager, more managers are needed to cover the same staff, whereas a wide span creates a flatter organisation.

  1. AA flatter structure with fewer management levels
  2. BA taller structure with more levels and closer supervisionCorrect
  3. CElimination of the need for delegation
  4. DLoss of the scalar chain in the organisation

Explanation

A narrower span means each manager supervises fewer people, so more managers and more levels are needed to cover the same workforce. This produces a taller structure with closer supervision. A wider span would give the flatter structure described in the first option.

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