One aspect of Organizational Design which is becoming less important in organizations today is Unity of Command. Which of the choices below best describes Unity of Command?

a.Whether decision making is centralized at head-quarters or decentralized to business units

b.The Level of Responsibility in a managerial position that gives the manager the power to give people direction and expect them to follow those directions

c.A worker having only one supervisor and reporting only to that person

d.The number of employees who can be effectively supervised by one manager

Samuel was being interviewed for the position of Manager of Operations. He asked the interviewer - "How many people report directly to the position I am applying for?" Which Organizational Design concept below best describes what Samuel was asking about?

a.Job Formalization

b.Span of control

c.Chain of command

d.Departmentalization