Management - Complexity of Managers

An organization can generally be defined as any social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. However for an organization to be able to achieve the set goals through proper management, it requires competent managers who know both their roles and the important function that management play towards achieving the set goals. A manager is a person responsible for the work performance of group members. There are 3 levels of management as highlighted below and these levels vary according the responsibilities of the employees:

Middle Managers will have several roles, responsibilities and duties. The middle manager will be responsible for managing large organizational units. The ideal candidate should be superb manager. He or she must be up to date of the most current technology and technical skills abilities. He or she must develop relationships with upper-level managers. The ideal candidate must demonstrate managerial cultural competences by develop culturally knowledgeable

In every organization there are managers, and every manager is classed on different levels in terms of the skills they need and the activities they are involved in. Managers exist at various levels in the organization hierarchy. A small organization may have one layer of management, where as a large organization may have several. In most organizations there are three level of managers. The three level of managers are, first line manager, middle manager, and finally the top-level manager. Managers at different job levels have different job responsibilities and therefor require different skills.

In the operation of any sizeable company, different levels of management are responsible for maintaining successful production and development of the business. Over the course of this discussion, I will define management, three different levels of management, and address skills required at each level for effective performance. I will critique my own strengths and areas requiring improvement in order to be a successful first-line manager.

Middle management is a layer of management in an organization whose primary job responsibility is to monitor activities of subordinates while reporting to upper management.

the respondents reported of serving as first line supervisors and 6 per cent of the respondents reported of serving in the middle management. Only 5 per cent of the respondents reported of been part of top management.

As the consultants we have divided the Logan logistics company into three levels of management which are: Top, middle, and lower management.

There are three different levels of management within an organization starting with top managers, then middle managers, and finally first-line managers. To begin, top managers according to the textbook “make long-term decisions about the overall direction of the organization and establish the objectives, policies, and strategies for it” (Kinicki and Williams 17). These managers are associated with the elaborate things in the office environment. They are typically the top dogs of a business. Their offices may include the most expensive furniture, top of the line technological equipment, and large windows with the best views in the building. The individuals who typically occupy these types of offices include the presidents, CEO’s, and

The main responsibility of the top level managers is to design the business model and devise the strategies and policies of the company in order to be successful. They are responsible for the overall performance of the company, and are answerable to the shareholders.

According Henri Fayol theory of management, Management is the process of planning, organizing, leading and controlling in order for the organization to achieve its goal effectively and efficiently. Technically there are three levels of management in an organization. The first is the operation level also known as low level management, the second is Tactical management which is also called as middle level management and lastly is the strategic management as called top level management.

All companies and organisations are interested in producing profits, increasing market share and growing the range of products and services that they provide. In order to achieve these goals effective management within the organisation is required. In a general terms management is comprised of ‘top management’, ‘middle management’ and ‘operating

1) First-line administrators (frequently called supervisors) are situated on the most minimal level of administration.

1- The power of Management that Managers are having due to their positions in an organization hierarchy

The middle managers will have much less of an operational role and will spend most of the time on management. Organizing, controlling and planning are the main elements of the work, despite the real main part of their job are supervision. According to their present

Management refers to the process of coordinating the activities of a business with the aim of achieving the predetermined objectives. The process of management comprises of the interlocking functions of creating corporate policy and controlling, organising, directing and planning the resources of the organisation in order to achieve the objectives of that policy (Robbins, Coulter & DeCenzo, 2013). Management can also refer to the team bestowed with the responsibility of making decisions and oversee an enterprise. In every organisation, there are teams dedicated to the vision of the organisation. This team may comprise of various executives of the organisation, who are responsible for defining the strategy of achieving organisational goals. After developing strategies, the management asks employees to work towards achieving the objectives.