Alana, the children's department manager at Shoe Mart, has eight employees in her department, also known as her _________. All of eight of these employees report directly to her.
A. area of responsibility
B. span of direction
C. span of control
D. hierarchy of authority
E. management depth
C. span of control
The span of control, or span of management, refers to the number of people reporting directly to a given manager.
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