Reference no: EM131103914

The managers at the different managerial levels require different kinds of skills to perform the functions associated with their jobs. The major difference in skill requirements between middle and top managers is that

(a) Top managers must generally be more skilled than middle managers in every respect

(b) Top managers require better interpersonal skills but less conceptual skills than middle managers

(c) Top managers generally require better technical and interpersonal skills than middle managers

(d) Top managers generally require higher level conceptual skills but less technical skills than middle managers

(e) Middle managers require better technical and conceptual skills than top managers.