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1. At one point, an article reported that Apple's Tim Cook had 17 direct reports. a) Define span of control. Based on that article what kind of span of control did Tim Cook have? b) What are the possible advantages for Apple of this kind of span of control? Under what circumstances are these advantages likely to be particularly strong? Why? c) What are the possible disadvantages of this span of control? Under what circumstances are these disadvantages likely to be particularly troublesome? Why