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According to Robert Katz, which skill is relatively MOST important for top-level managers compared with lower-level managers?
Conceptual skill is most important for top-level managers. It is the ability to view the organisation as a whole and understand how its parts relate. Its importance rises with seniority, whereas technical skill matters most at the first-line supervisory level.
- ATechnical skill
- BConceptual skillCorrect
- CManual skill
- DClerical skill
Explanation
Katz classified managerial skills as technical, human and conceptual. As one moves up the hierarchy, the need for conceptual skill (seeing the organisation as a whole) rises while the need for technical skill falls. Technical skill is most important at the supervisory level, so option A is wrong for top managers.
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