A professor says to a Dean, "I can teach a lab course in biology with an enrollment of 15 students, but it would be impossible for me to have 30 students in that lab course and still be an effective teacher." What principle from Classical Organizational Theory is being addressed?

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14 January, 22:33

A professor says to a Dean, "I can teach a lab course in biology with an enrollment of 15 students, but it would be impossible for me to have 30 students in that lab course and still be an effective teacher." What principle from Classical Organizational Theory is being addressed?

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Angelique Duke · Answer 1

Answer: Principle of "Span of control"

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Span of control is referred to as or known as terminology under the classical organizational theory which is more commonly used in particular subjects such as business management, in particular the human resource management. The principle of span of control is referred to as or known as the no. of subordinates that a supervisor has.