Question

Distinguish between

Top level management and middle level management.

Answer 1

No.	Points	Top Level Management	Middle Level Management
(1)	Meaning	Top level management refers to top position in the organization such as Board of Directors, CEO, President, Managing Director, etc.	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.
(2)	Nature of work	It is concerned with framing plans and policies of the entire organization.	It is concerned with implementation of policies framed by top level management with the help of lower level management.
(3)	Skills	It requires conceptual or decision making skills than technical skills.	It requires combination of conceptual and decision making skills than technical skills.
(4)	Promotion policy	At this level promotion is given on merit.	At this level promotion is based on merit as well as seniority basis.
(5)	Time frame	It considers longer period of time i. e. 5 to 20 years.	It considers medium period of time i. e. 1 to 5 years.
(6)	Responsibility	Top level is responsible to shareholders, government and society.	Middle level is responsible to top level management.
(7)	Flow of order	Orders and instructions are passed to middle level.	Orders and instruction arepassed to lower level and report of the work is submitted to top level.