Senior Managers - At the top of an organisation, mainly concerned with planning the long-term strategies for a business.

Middle Managers - These managers are more concerned with the day-to-day operations of a business, they are also responsible for implementing the long-term strategies a business has.

Junior Managers - This refers to managers who are being trained to be a high level manager.

Line Managers - managers who have a direct input into and responsibility for policy on the business’s product.

Staff managers - managers whose function is to provide advice and support to the line managers.

Production Management - This department is concerned with making the products, purchasing, stock control, quality control and maintenance.

Marketing Management- main responsibilities are pricing policies, promotional campaigns and market research.

Personnel Management - responsible for organizing the people in a business. This includes recruitment, training, performance appraisal, dismissal, wages and relations with trade unions

Financial Management - This department is responsible for keeping track of all the finances of the business. Some of the tasks they do to achieve is recording all payments to a business, analysis of costs and raising finance.

Differences between a Leader and a Manager

Characteristics of a leader:

  • Followed by subordinates
  • Risk-taker
  • Embraces change
  • Creative
  • Inspires others
  • Encourage new ways of thinking
  • Charismatic

Characteristics of a Manager:

  • Obeyed by subordinates
  • Minimizes risk
  • Dislikes change
  • Sets an example
  • Tells employees to follow procedure
  • Not very outgoing
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