Management

Question 1: Compare the tasks, titles, and responsibilities of first-line, middle, and top managers.

There are 3 types of managers, starting from the bottom, first-line manager which we mostly known as supervisors. Following which is the middle manager that is our division manager and lastly top managers are ones right at the top of the organization, President, vice-president or CEOs.

There are four management functions – planning, organizing, leading and controlling which each manager’s level is given with these responsibilities to work on.

The first-line manager, are the ones who supervise those who are non-managerial employees. There is lesser planning and organizing in this level of managerial however they are the ones who will become the role model for the non-managerial employees and influencing and leading the non-managerial employees. They will dismantle any goals and information given by the other levels of managers in the organization. In smaller organization, the first-line manager sometimes has to work together with the non-managerial employees to achieve any goals given by the top managers.

Middle managers, manage the activities of other managers, which mean those who are on the first-line manager will report to them. However, compared to the percentage of leading to first-line manager, they have lesser control over the non-managerial employees. Rather they are more managing the other managers who are below their level and translating direction which the top managers have decided. The middle manager will help to add on more specific details for the first-line to communicate to the non-managerial employees – a slight more planning, and organizing of the goals and giving them to the right people and right resources.

Top managers are the ones who make decision about the direction of the organization and have it done through people. The top managers will decide how the organization should move from either saving costs in production or having...