The term for the number of people who report directly to a single manager and encompass the functions of planning, organizing, and leading is the ____
a. Line of authority
b. Hierarchical ladder
c. Span of control
d. Staffing list
C
The number of persons that report directly to a single manager and include the functions of plan-ning, organizing, and leading is known as the span of control.
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