Levels of Management Flashcards
Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer
Administrators
Top-Level Managers
Nursing supervisors
Department managers
Middle-Level Managers
Head nurse
Nurse manager/ assistant
Charge nurse
First-Level Managers
Does the thinking, planning, organizing and deciding, more conceptual skills and less technical Skills. Has maximum authority and responsibility
Top-level managers
Supervise first level managers and
responsible for the activities in the
departments they supervise.
LIAISONS between first-level managers
and upper-level managers
Middle-Level Managers
More time in coordinating and communicating. More managerial and
technical skills Less conceptual skills
Limited authority and responsibility
Middle level management
managing the work of non-managerial
personnel and the day-to-day activities of a specific work unit. motivating the staff to achieve the organization’s goals
First-Level Managers
spends more time in directing and controlling. limited authority but
important responsibility of getting the work done from the workers.
Require more technical and
communication skills
First-Level Managers
command coming from top to bottom of the organization
Chain of Command
(Line Authority)
A subordinate should receive orders and
be accountable toone and only boss
Unity of command (Principle of one Boss)
A single mind generates a
single plan & all play their
part but only one person is
in charge of the group’s
activities
Unity of direction
An organization’s undertaking should
prevail in all circumstances.
Subordination of individual interests
Top management retains most of the decision making authority. Decreases the role of subordinates
Centralization of Authority
disposal of decision-making authority to all the levels of the organization.
sharing authority downwards increases the role of subordinates
Decentralization of Authority
