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The actual span of control can always be read off an organizational chart. Suppose, however, only the numbers of positions of various ranks nr are given. In this case a lower bound on the average span of control may be inferred. If more information is given, e.g., that the organization is balanced, more precise estimates are available.
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Beckmann, M.J. (1988). Estimation. In: Tinbergen Lectures on Organization Theory. Texts and Monographs in Economics and Mathematical Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83273-4_7
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