Meaning: - All
Managers in the organization do not belong to the same class or level, just as
all students of a college do not belong to the same class. Managers belong to
the higher levels, whereas, others belong to the lower level, and some others
belong to the middle level. Normally, management positions are graded into
three broad levels, i.e.
1. At the Top Level, the managerial personnel are few in number. The top
level executives report to the Board of Directors. The Top level managerial
personnel includes:
Chief
Executive Office (CEO) or General Manager.
President
of the organisation. The CEO may hold position of the
president as well.
Vice-Presidents
of the functional areas such as marketing, production, finance, and personnel.
Managing
Director. In some firms, the managing directors and the CEO are
one and the same.
2. At the Second Level, the organisation has more managerial personnel as
compared to the top level. The managerial personnel at the second level report
to the top level management. The managerial personnel includes in
the Second Level are:
Divisional
Heads of a multi-divisional organisation.
Special
Business Unit (SBU) Heads in organisations.
Regional
and Area Managers in a large national or international organisation.
Departmental
Heads such as Marketing Manager, Finance Manager, Production Manager, Human
Resource Manager, etc.
3. At the third level, the organisation has more personnel as compared to
the second level. The managerial personnel at the third level include:
Assistant
Managers.
Supervisors
(Foremen)
Junior
Executives.
