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The number of people or subordinates that a manager effectively controls and directs is called the manager's span of:

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Answer: Span of Control

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A Manager's span of control refers to all the subordinates that report to that manager. The manager therefore effectively controls and directs them and as such is answerable for them.

Spans of Control are different depending on the type of company it is. A manager with a lot of people in their span of control is said to have a Wide span of control and the reverse is a Narrow Span of control.

A very important part of management is determining the largest number of subordinates that can be in a span of control without overwhelming the manager.

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