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What is the major difference in skill requirements between middle and top managers?

It is a normal practice to categorize management into three basic levels: top management, middle management and supervisory or first-level management. The managers at these three levels require different kinds of skills to perform the functions associated with their jobs. 

(a) Top managers must generally be more skilled than middle managers in every respect (b) Top managers require better interpersonal skills but less conceptual skills than middle managers (c) Top managers generally require better technical and interpersonal skills than middle managers (d) Top managers generally require higher level conceptual skills but less technical skills than middle managers (e) Middle managers require better technical and conceptual skills than top managers.

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Date Posted: 2016/10/25
Sudharsanan Kesavan
by Sudharsanan Kesavan , PMO Officer / Project Manager at Masdar ICT , Masdar ICT (Consultant from BTP Quality)

For a successful organization, employees at every level must be skilled and competent.  To evaluate performance there should be defined competencies, KPIs and scales defined.  Competency gaps must be fulfilled through skill development across all levels all the time.  In my view, the primariy difference between the top level and middle level management is:  top level should be more strategic while middle level is more tactical / operational.

Krishna   KHASANIS  PMP
by Krishna KHASANIS PMP , Project Manager-Electrical , Larsen & Toubro Ltd, P T & D (International)

Thanks for the invite.

Of course it is option D . Conceptual skills are of paramount requirement to top managers.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

My answer is ( D ) .

 . Thank you very .

Tahir Yousufi
by Tahir Yousufi , Deputy General Manager Marketing , Texnet International Pvt Ltd

skill in middle management when you perform yourself and when you manage skills or skilled team, you might in top management

Ihab Zaki
by Ihab Zaki , Chief Technology Officer (Cto) , EGID

(D) Top managers generally require higher level conceptual skills but less technical skills than middle managers

Mahmoud Alkhateeb
by Mahmoud Alkhateeb , Large Account Administrator , Alghanim & Almoayyed Computer Solutions

Thanks for invitation ..................... my answer is D

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Thanks for invitation , actual answer is option D....

أحمد حمدي الزواوى
by أحمد حمدي الزواوى , Project Manager,Projects Manager , M.A.ALSOBHI COMPANY

Thanks for this invitation

MY ANSWER IS d&e

(d) Top managers generally require higher level conceptual skills but less technical skills than middle managers (e) Middle managers require better technical and conceptual skills than top managers

Emmanuel Wamweta
by Emmanuel Wamweta , production supervisor , Tembo Steel Rolling

Option D. Conceptual skills are mandatory for top management. Thanx for the invitation

hisham abu dagga
by hisham abu dagga , Project Manager / مدير مشاريع , مؤسسة عبدالكريم العواض للمقاولات

________Option D

__________Thanks for invition

Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD)
by Ashraf E. Mahmoud (PhD) , University Lecturer, Freelancer Consultant and Trainer for Int'l Business & Banking TF. , FreeLancer

Thanks for invitation,

I do believe that the correct answer is "D".

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