Management Levels - Research Article from Encyclopedia of Management

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 11 pages of information about Management Levels.

Management Levels - Research Article from Encyclopedia of Management

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 11 pages of information about Management Levels.
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Managers are organizational members who are responsible for the work performance of other organizational members. Managers have formal authority to use organizational resources and to make decisions. In organizations, there are typically three levels of management: top-level, middle-level, and first-level. These three main levels of managers form a hierarchy, in which they are ranked in order of importance. In most organizations, the number of managers at each level is such that the hierarchy resembles a pyramid, with many more first-level managers, fewer middle managers, and the fewest managers at the top level. Each of these management levels is described below in terms of their possible job titles and their primary responsibilities and the paths taken to hold these positions. Additionally, there are differences across the management levels as to what types of management tasks each does and the roles that they take in their jobs. Finally...

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