Managers: Levels and Roles

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Introduction
This is an era of rapid rise of enterprises, from industry revolution in 1750 to digital innovation in 1940s. Managerial philosophy has penetrated into many organisations gradually, also managers became important position that lead to operate valuable organisations. In general speaking, Charles, Sarah and Tony are managers they have same works, however sometimes they have particular level with skills, distinct roles and disparate challenges. This essay is aiming to compare and contrast characteristics of managers in different level, analysing the roles of managers, and how they can achieve their works during facing challenges. A list references will be completed to achieve the purpose.
Discussion
Managers perform crucial level in organisations. Robbins, Bergman, Stagg, and Coulter (2012) assets that managers coordinate and oversee the work of other people, they can be divided as first-line manager, middle manager and top manager. Charles is chief executive office of a huge, multi-national mining company, Sarah is manager, client services with a large charity and Tony is team leader, packing and distribution for a small manufacturing company. They are both managers, different with non-managerial employees; they are both responsible for organisational boss and shareholders, managers are basic human capitals that guide employees to accomplish organisational goal, inspire and support their works.
There are colossal different in each division of manager’s level. Charles is CEO of a mining company; CEO is classified as top manager. “Top managers are responsible for making organisation-wide decisions and establishing the goals and plans that affect...

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