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Employees should be
responsible to only one superior to avoid confusion, overlapping of duties and misunderstanding.
command. Authority and responsibility should flow in clear unbroken lines from highest to lowest.
SPAN OF CONTROL
The number of workers that a
supervisor can effectively manage should be limited, depending upon the pace and pattern of the working area.
EXCEPTION PRINCIPLE
Recurring decision should be
handled in a routine manner by lower-level managers whereas unusual ones should be referred to higher level.
DECENTRALIZATION
Also known as proper
delegation of authority. the process of conferring specified decision making to lower levels of organization