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    Question

    Managers at all three levels of management require

    different kinds of skills to perform the functions associated with their jobs. A major difference in skill requirements between middle level and top-level managers is that
    A Top managers must generally be more skilled than middle managers in every respect Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Top managers require better interpersonal skills but less conceptual skills than middle managers Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Top managers generally require better technical and interpersonal skills than middle managers Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Middle managers require better technical and conceptual skills than top managers Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Top managers generally require higher level conceptual skills but less technical skills than middle managers Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Top level management is mainly involved with strategic decision making setting organisation level goals and visions and broad framework of ideas to achieve those objectives. As such they require high level of conceptual skills while middle managers more involved in building teams to execute the set plans and for performance management. Hence they require more technical skills than the top level management.

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