Question

Distinguish between

Middle level management and lower level management.

Answer 1

No.	Points	Middle Level Management	Lower Level management
(1)	Meaning	Middle level management refers to middle positions in the organization such as Departmental head, Managers like Finance manager, Production manager, Sales manager, Marketing manager, etc.	Lower level management refers to lower/ last positions in the organization. E.g. superintendents, supervisors, etc.
(2)	Nature of work	It is concerned with implementation of policies framed by top level management with the help of lower level management.	It is considered with actual execution of planning.
(3)	Skills	It requires combination of conceptual and decision making skills than technical skills.	It requires more technical skills than other skills.
(4)	Promotion policy	At this level promotion is based on merit as well as seniority basis.	Promotion is based on seniority basis.
(5)	Time frame	It considers medium period of time i. e. 1 to 5 years.	It considers very short period of time i.e. upto one year.
(6)	Responsibility	Middle level is responsible to top level management.	It is responsible to both top and middle level management.
(7)	Flow of order	Orders and instruction arepassed to lower level and report of the work is submitted to top level.	Implementation is done as per the orders of middle level and reports are submitted to middle level.