According to the contingency viewpoint to designing span of management, which of the following situations would warrant a relatively wide span of control?
A) supervising a team of scientists engaged in complex research work
B) supervising a team of factory workers sewing buttons onto shirts
C) managing a virtual team of engineers spread across several countries
D) managing a highly interdependent production team
E) managing and coordinating the activities of a marketing team

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According to the contingency viewpoint, a relatively wide span of control is appropriate when subordinates are engaged in routine, well-structured activities. Supervising a team of factory workers sewing buttons onto shirts falls under such an activity.

According to the Contingency Viewpoint to Designing Span of Management