Bames Corporation recently purchased Parker Machine Company, a manufacturer of sophisticated part for the aircraft industry. Donald Jenkins has been appointed vice president of production at Parka, and Beverly Kiner, president at Bames, has asked Jenkins to prepare an organizational chart for his department at Parker. The chart that Jenkins prepared is presented in Chart A in the figure designated as Problem.

Required
a. For the organizational structure Jenkins proposed, describe the
1. Advantages and disadvantages of that structure.
2. Impact of the resulting span of control.
3. Effect of the organizational structure on employee behavior.
b. For the flat organizational structure Kiner proposed, describe the
1. Advantages and disadvantages of that organizational structure.
2. Impact of the resulting span of control.
3. Effect of the organizational structure on employee behavior,
c. When determining the appropriate span of control for Parker Machine Company, discuss the factors that Jenkins and Kiner shouldconsider.

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