Managerial business levels

Managerial levels:

            In all but the smallest organizations, several managers are needed to coordinate an organizations resources. The management staff generally consists of three different levels or types of managers. Top or senior management usually includes the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer (CEO), the chief operating officer (COO), and the senior vice presidents. This level of management establishes the objectives of the business and the actions necessary to achieve these objectives and allocates the resources of the business to achieve the objectives. Middle management normally consists of people with job titles such as production superintendent, auditing manager, and sales manager. Middle management is responsible for implementing and achieving organizational objectives. Middle management also develops departmental objectives and actions for achieving organizational objectives. The final level of management is supervisory management. Job titles of supervisory management fobs include foreman, crew leader, office manager, and head nurse. The supervisor manages operative employees – those who physically produce an organizations goods and services.

          Within the managerial levels are a number of supervisors, a smaller number of middle managers, and only a few at the very top. In addition, fob titles for managers within the levels vary from company to company and industry to industry.