What is the relationship between management scope and management level? What are the other influencing factors?

In the case of fixed organization scale, the management level is inversely proportional to the management scope: the more subordinates directly controlled by the supervisor, the fewer management levels; On the contrary, if the management scope is narrowed, the management level will be improved. The inverse relationship between management level and management scope determines two basic management organizational structures: horizontal organizational structure and conical organizational structure.

The management level is also affected by the size of the organization. The management level is directly proportional to the organization size: the larger the organization size, the more members it contains, and the more management levels it has.

Matters needing attention by management:

The management level should be moderate. The more management levels, the more difficult information communication is, and the easier it is to be disturbed. The fewer management levels, the more the management scope will exceed the reasonable limit, and the leaders will be overwhelmed. The management level of each administrative organization is mostly 3 ~ 4 layers.

The traditional organization theory emphasizes the concentration of power and the strict guidance and supervision of subordinates, so the management scope is small, usually between 3 and 6 people. Modern administrative affairs are becoming more and more complicated, and there are more and more administrative institutions and public servants. If the management scope is too small, it will inevitably increase the management level.

Modern management theory advocates that organization members participate in organizational decision-making democratically, and strengthen self-management and self-control through measures such as decentralization and authorization, so it tends to appropriately expand the scope of management to control the increase of management levels.