There are three levels in management
1)Top Level Management
Top Level Management has performs various functions:
a) Determining Objective:
Top level management set objective for whole the organization which have to be accomplish with the efforts of every employee in the organization.
For example: An objective is set by top management that in the following year the sales of the company has to cross Rs1,000 crore.
b) Determining Policies:
Only at this level policies related to achievement of the objective are formed.Through this all employee will follow these policies and smooth working play in the organization.
For Example: It can be sales policy of a company to just make cash sales only.
c) Determining Activities:
Every organization has to be performed different activities for fulfilment of an objective. So top management decide what type of activities are taken so that our objective can achieve.
For example: Sales, purchase, advertisement, production, research, etc.
d) Assembling Resources:
In this level all the needed resources are assembled which are mainly required for achieving common goal (Organization goal) and for smooth working in an organization. This is very important in realisation of an objective of an organisation.
For example: Capital, raw-material, fixed assets, etc.
e) Approving Budgets:
Every organizations manager's are prepared and show their budgets but final shape i.e. approval is given by top level management.
2) Middle Level Management
Middle Level Management has also perform various function:
a) Interpreting Policies:
Only at this level, policies which is framed by top level here are interpreted. It means policy are clearly defines to the subordinate's of manager's. Like marketing manager introduces his/her salesman to the sales policy of the company that at no cost credit sales will made.
b) Preparing Organization set-up:
In this, every middle level manager prepares outline of his respective department in accordance with the objective of the organisation. Through all this smooth working is going on
and achieve organizational goal.
c) Approving Employees:
In Middle Level Management, every departmental manager appoints employees to fulfil the activities of his/her department. So here employees are appoint so that smooth working can play by manager in an organization.
d) Issuing Instructions:
In this departmental manager's direct their subordinates about what to do and why they have to do. Manager's also arrange needful resources which is required for achieving organizational goal.
e)Motivating Employees:
Middle Level manager's motivate their employees (subordinates) by various means so that they work most efficiently to achieve organizational objectives.
3) Lower Level Management:
Lower Level Management has also perform some functions:
a) Submitting Worker's Grievances:
Lower Level manager's are in direct contact with the workmen employees. They themselves sort out the ordinary problems of workmen and submits serious worker grievances to the middle level manager.
b) Ensuring Proper Working Environment:
Lower Level manager ensure that proper arrangement of water, electricity, ventilation, cleanliness, etc.is made at the work place. This increase efficiency of worker.
c) Ensuring Safety of Worker's:
In this manager's ensure safety of their subordinates and worker by providing them proper training of work, by providing good machinery, etc.
d) Helping Middle Level Management:
Lower Level Management also help Middle Level Management in:
-Recruiting
-Training
-Promoting employees.
e) Inviting Suggestions:
At lower level suggestions are invited by manager's from their subordinates, as how the quality of work can be improved.
