Management Activities

The activities of managers vary depending on their levels of responsibility. While all managers have responsibility for Planning, Organizing, Directing, and Controlling, and top management assumes overall responsibility for the business, some managers spend more time on one aspect than others.

Planning:
• Top Management spends more time planning than does Middle Management.
• Middle Management spends more time planning than does Supervisory Management.

Organizing:
• Top Management spends more time organizing than does Middle Management.
• Middle Management spends more time organizing than does Supervisory Management.

Directing:
• Supervisory Management spends more time directing than does Middle Management.
• Middle Management spends more time directing than does Top Management.

Controlling:
• Supervisory Management spends more time controlling than does Middle Management.
• Middle Management spends more time controlling than does Top Management.

Worksheet

According to the graph:
1. ____________________ management spends more time planning than the other levels of management.
2. ____________________ management spends more time organizing than the other levels of management.
3. ____________________ management spends more time directing than the other levels of management.
4. ____________________ management spends more time controlling than the other levels of management.
5. Middle management spends more time planning than ______________________ management.
6. Middle management spends more time organizing than ______________________ management.