The principle of management described is the span of control. This principle refers to the number of subordinates or functional areas that a manager can effectively supervise. The job description explicitly defines the Assistant Director's scope of responsibility by listing the three specific areas (record processing, transcription, and release of information) they will oversee, which constitutes their span of control.

A. specialization: This refers to the division of labor where individuals focus on specific tasks, not the scope of a manager's supervisory responsibilities.

B. centralized authority: This describes an organizational structure where decision-making is concentrated at the top, not the number of areas a single manager supervises.

D. delegation: This is the process of assigning tasks and authority to others, not the definition of the manager's overall supervisory scope.

1. American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). (2020). Health Information Management: Concepts

Principles

and Practice (6th ed.). AHIMA Press. In Chapter 26

"Management and Leadership

" span of control is defined as "the number of direct reports to a manager" and is a key element of organizational structure.

2. Liebler

J. G.

& McConnell

C. R. (2021). Management Principles for Health Professionals (8th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. Chapter 6

"The Organizing Function

" defines span of management (or span of control) as "the number of immediate subordinates who report to any one manager" and discusses how it shapes the organizational chart.

3. McWay

D. C. (2021). Today's Health Information Management: An Integrated Approach (3rd ed.). Cengage. Chapter 3

"The Role of the Health Information Management Professional

" discusses organizational structure

where span of control is presented as a fundamental principle determining how many employees a manager supervises.