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Revision as of 22:53, 3 July 2020
A top manager (alternatively known as a upper manager, c-level executive, is a manager at or near the upper levels of the organizational structure who are responsible for making organization-wide decisions and establishing the goals and plans that affect the entire organization.
Definitions
According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),
- Top manager. A manager at or near the upper levels of the organizational structure who are responsible for making organization-wide decisions and establishing the goals and plans that affect the entire organization.
According to Juran's Quality Handbook by Defeo (7th edition),
- Upper managers. The highest leadership posts of an enterprise. Applied to a corporation, upper management includes the president (chief executive officer) plus the corporate vice presidents; applied to an autonomous division, upper management includes the general manager and the directly subordinate managers.
