Unmasking Multiple Weak Links in the Chain of Command

How can one know if a whole chain of managers is weak? In practice, the chain of command seems to handle the logic of effective organisation and control adequately. Usually a single “weak link” manager (a manager whose controllable performance variables are substandard) is easily identified. But what happens when several “weak link” managers are functionally bound together. The multiple indications necessary to unmask multiple weak links are dealt with.

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Year of publication:	1990
Authors:	South, John C. ; Matejka, Ken
Published in:	Management Decision. - MCB UP Ltd, ISSN 1758-6070, ZDB-ID 2023018-7. - Vol. 28.1990, 3
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Subject:	Management \| Management development \| Performance measurement \| Strategy

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	research-article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1108/00251749010140213 [DOI]
Source:	Other ZBW resources

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