Manager

Managers

Enterprise constituency

In the workplace, a manager is an employee who manages other employees all or, an least, the most of his or her work time. In other words, a manager can be defined as someone who achieves those goals that are assigned to the group of employees that he or she oversees.

Definitions

According to Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition),

Manager. An individual who achieves goals through other people.

According to Management by Robbins and Coulter (14th edition),

Manager. Someone who coordinates and oversees the work of other people so organizational goals can be accomplished.

Types

• Frontline manager (or first-line manager). A manager at the lowest levels of the organizational structure who manage the work of nonmanagerial employees.
• Middle manager. A manager between the lowest and upper levels of the organizational structure who manage the work of frontline managers.

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Related lectures

• Operations Management Quarter.
• Core Occupations.