ACCA Applied Knowledge · Business and Technology · Leadership, management and supervision
In Anthony's model of management levels, which level of management is mainly responsible for setting the overall objectives of the organisation and deciding how resources will be broadly allocated over several years?
Strategic level management sets the organisation's overall long-term objectives and decides how resources will be broadly allocated. Tactical managers then convert these goals into medium-term departmental plans, while operational managers deal with short-term, day-to-day control of tasks.
- AStrategic levelCorrect
- BTactical level
- COperational level
Explanation
Anthony's hierarchy has strategic, tactical and operational levels. Strategic planning sets long-term objectives and the broad allocation of resources. Tactical management turns these into medium-term plans for departments, and operational management handles day-to-day tasks.
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