Manager Job Titles
Management Levels
Management Levels
Managers are organizational members who are responsible for the work performance of other organizational members. Managers have formal authority to use organizational resources and to make decisions.
In organizations, there are typically three levels of management: top-level, middle-level, and first-level. These three main levels of managers form a hierarchy, in which they are ranked in order of importance.
Additionally, there are differences across the management levels as to what types of management tasks each does and the roles that they take in their jobs.
Finally, there are a number of changes that are occurring in many organizations that are changing the management hierarchies in them, such as the increasing use of teams, the prevalence of outsourcing, and the flattening of organizational structures.
Top-level Managers
Top-level managers, or top managers, are also called senior management or executives. These individuals are at the top one or two levels in an organization, and hold titles such as: CEO, CFO, COO, CIO...
Top-level managers make decisions affecting the entirety of the firm. Top managers do not direct the day-to-day activities of the firm; they set goals for the organization and direct the company to achieve them. Top managers are ultimately responsible for the performance of the organization, and often, these managers have very visible jobs.
Top managers in most organizations have a great deal of managerial experience and have moved up through the ranks of management within the company or in another firm.
Middle-level Managers
Middle-level managers, or middle managers, are those in the levels below top managers. Middle managers' job titles include: General Manager, Plant manager, Regional manager, and Divisional manager.
Middle-level managers are responsible for carrying out the goals set by top management. They do so by setting goals for their departments and other business units. They can motivate and assist first-line managers to achieve business objectives.
Middle managers may also communicate upward, by offering suggestions and feedback to top managers. Because middle managers are more involved in the day-to-day workings of a company, they may provide valuable information to top managers to help improve the organization's bottom line.
First-level Managers
First-level managers are also called first-line managers or supervisors. These managers have job titles such as: Office manager, Shift supervisor, Department manager, Foreperson, Crew leader, Store manager.
First-line managers are responsible for the daily management of line workers the employees who actually produce the product or offer the service. There are first-line managers in every work unit in the organization, they have a very strong influence on the company.
In the past, most first-line managers were employees who were promoted from line positions. However, many first-line managers are now graduates of a trade school, or have a two-year associates or a four-year bachelor's degree from college.
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is a MANAGER or Specialist a higher job title?
It all depends upon the company. A title is just a title and honestly means very little. However, I would assume that a manager is "higher" than a specialist.
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