Levels of Management

LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT
The Top Management
• It consists of board of directors, chief executive officer (CEO) or
managing director.
• The top management is the ultimate source of authority and it fixes
goals and policies.
• It devotes its maximum time on planning and decision making
functions.
Middle Level Management
• The middle level managers constitute branch or departmental
managers.
• They are coordinators between the top management and the lower
level management.
• They devote more time to organizational and directional functions.
• In small organization, there may have only one middle level
management, while in big enterprises, there may have senior and
junior middle level management.
Lower Level Management
• This is also known as supervisory / operative level management.
• It consists of supervisors, foreman, section officers, superintendent
etc.
• These managers are responsible for direction and controlling
function of management.