TYPES OF MANAGERS Flashcards
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- C-suite executives oversee company strategy and usually have a broad perspective on the company and its position in the industry. With this comes the responsibility of setting goals and objectives that employees must accomplish. These goals trickle down through managerment until they reach front-line employees
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- Top-level Manager
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HANDLES:
Company vision and strategy
Long-term planning
Resource allocation
Establishment of corporate policies
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- Top-level Manager
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o HANDLES:
Supervising and training first-line managers
Coordinating work between departments
Developing and implementing operational plans
Monitoring progress towards objectives
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- Middle manager
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o TITLES
Chief executive officers
Chief operating officer
President
Vice president
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- Top-level Manager
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o JOB TITLES:
Supervisor
Team leader
Floor manager
Shift manager
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- First-line managers
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- Known as front-line or supervisory managers.
- Lowest management level in an organization
- Directly supervise front-;ine employees and ensure they complete their tasks on time and to standards.
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- First-line managers
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o HANDLES:
Hiring and training employees
Setting work schedules
Assigining tasks and responsibilities
Enforcing company policies
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- First-line managers
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o JOB TITLES
Branch manageer
General manager
Regional manager
Department manager
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- Middle manager
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- Also known as executory management, refers to the layer between senior executives and first-line managers.
- Responsible for carrying out the decisions made by upper management and ensuring the directions are efficiently and effectively.
- May be responsible for all day-to-day operations, such as planning, budgeting and staffing.
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- Middle manager