Ed and Jed are co-owners of Snack It, a midsized cookie and snack cake manufacturing company. They have been informed by the quality control team that customer complaints have been slowly rising due to inconsistencies in product quality. Ed believes they need to change the management structure, to reduce the number of people each floor manager is supervising. Jed is concerned because he favors a flatter organization, where managers have a wide span of control. If Snack it were to narrow the span of control for managers, what are two common outcomes Ed and Jed need to keep in mind?
Group of answer choices
looser managerial control and greater employee input.
less bureaucracy and flatter organization.
an increase in the number of workers, and higher productivity.
less control over production workers, and less control over product quality.
more administrative levels and increased managerial expense.
less bureaucracy and flatter organization.
more administrative levels and increased managerial expense.