Business management

1. (20 points) Managers require a wide variety of skills. Not all types of skills, however, are equally important at all levels of management. For the following three types of skills, identify the level of management (top management, middle management, or front line management) for which the skill is most important and why you think it is most important for that level.

• Technical skills
Technical skills are most important in front line management. When I complete my BBA with an emphasis in management I don’t expect to go to work managing a chemistry lab at 3M. Although I may be an excellent manager, I would have no idea how to guide the chemists in their work. I could, however go to work as a construction site foreman for xxx, a national construction firm. I could use my knowledge about which construction materials are needed, how they are put together and my management skills to lead and develop the crew’s construction skills.
• Conceptual skills
Conc...